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In Which All the Principal Personages Think Fit to Leave Brighton

           Theywereonlyaweekmarried,andherewasGeorgealreadysufferingennui,andeagerforothers’society!Shetrembledforthefuture.HowshallIbeacompanionforhim,shethought—socleverandsobrilliant,andIsuchahumblefoolishcreature?Hownobleitwasofhimtomarryme—togiveupeverythingandstoopdowntome!Ioughttohaverefusedhim,onlyIhadnottheheart.IoughttohavestoppedathomeandtakencareofpoorPapa.Andherneglectofherparents(andindeedtherewassomefoundationforthischargewhichthepoorchild’suneasyconsciencebroughtagainsther)wasnowrememberedforthefirsttime,andcausedhertoblushwithhumiliation.Oh!thoughtshe,Ihavebeenverywickedandselfish—selfishinforgettingthemintheirsorrows—selfishinforcingGeorgetomarryme.IknowI’mnotworthyofhim—Iknowhewouldhavebeenhappywithoutme—andyet—Itried,Itriedtogivehimup.

           Itishardwhen,beforesevendaysofmarriageareover,suchthoughtsandconfessionsastheseforcethemselvesonalittlebride’smind.Butsoitwas,andthenightbeforeDobbincametojointheseyoungpeople—onafinebrilliantmoonlightnightofMay—sowarmandbalmythatthewindowswereflungopentothebalcony,fromwhichGeorgeandMrs.

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