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Quite a Sentimental Chapter

           Inthecourseoffifteenoreighteenmonths’dailyandconstantattentiontothiseminentfinishinggoverness,whatadealofsecretsAmelialearned,whichMissWirtandtheblack-eyedyoungladiesovertheway,whicholdMissPinkertonofChiswickherself,hadnocognizanceof!As,indeed,howshouldanyofthoseprimandreputablevirgins?WithMissesP.andW.thetenderpassionisoutofthequestion:Iwouldnotdaretobreathesuchanidearegardingthem.MissMariaOsborne,itistrue,was"attached"toMr.FrederickAugustusBullock,ofthefirmofHulker,Bullock&Bullock;butherswasamostrespectableattachment,andshewouldhavetakenBullockSeniorjustthesame,hermindbeingfixedasthatofawell-bredyoungwomanshouldbeuponahouseinParkLane,acountryhouseatWimbledon,ahandsomechariot,andtwoprodigioustallhorsesandfootmen,andafourthoftheannualprofitsoftheeminentfirmofHulker&Bullock,allofwhichadvantageswererepresentedinthepersonofFrederickAugustus.Hadorangeblossomsbeeninventedthen(thosetouchingemblemsoffemalepurityimportedbyusfromFrance,wherepeople’sdaughtersareuniversallysoldinmarriage),MissMaria,Isay,wouldhaveassumedthespotlesswreath,andsteppedintothetravellingcarriagebythesideofgouty,old,bald-headed,bottle-nosedBullockSenior;anddevotedherbeautifulexistencetohishappinesswithperfectmodestyonlytheoldgentlemanwasmarriedalready;soshebestowedheryoungaffectionsonthejuniorpartner.

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