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           ""Iamverysorry,Iamsure.""AndalsoofwhatSirLeicestersaiduponit,inwhichIquiteconcur"—SirLeicesterflattered—"andifyoucannotgiveustheassurancethatthisfancyisatanend,Ihavecometotheconclusionthatthegirlhadbetterleaveme.""Icangivenosuchassurance,LadyDedlock.Nothingofthekind.""Thenshehadbettergo.""Excuseme,myLady,"SirLeicesterconsideratelyinterposes,"butperhapsthismaybedoinganinjurytotheyoungwomanwhichshehasnotmerited.Hereisayoungwoman,"saysSirLeicester,magnificentlylayingoutthematterwithhisrighthandlikeaserviceofplate,"whosegoodfortuneitistohaveattractedthenoticeandfavourofaneminentladyandtolive,undertheprotectionofthateminentlady,surroundedbythevariousadvantageswhichsuchapositionconfers,andwhichareunquestionablyverygreat—Ibelieveunquestionablyverygreat,sir—forayoungwomaninthatstationoflife.Thequestionthenarises,shouldthatyoungwomanbedeprivedofthesemanyadvantagesandthatgoodfortunesimplybecauseshehas"—SirLeicester,withanapologeticbutdignifiedinclinationofhisheadtowardstheironmaster,windsuphissentence—"hasattractedthenoticeofMrRouncewell’sson?Now,hasshedeservedthispunishment?Isthisjusttowardsher?Isthisourpreviousunderstanding?""Ibegyourpardon,"interposesMr.Rouncewell’sson’sfather."SirLeicester,willyouallowme?IthinkImayshortenthesubject.Praydismissthatfromyourconsideration.

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