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Chapter 10

           Soonafterwardshebeganagain,

           "HowmuchyourfriendsinIrelandmustbeenjoyingyourpleasureonthisoccasion,MissFairfax.Idaresaytheyoftenthinkofyou,andwonderwhichwillbetheday,theprecisedayoftheinstrument’scomingtohand.DoyouimagineColonelCampbellknowsthebusinesstobegoingforwardjustatthistime?Doyouimagineittobetheconsequenceofanimmediatecommissionfromhim,orthathemayhavesentonlyageneraldirection,anorderindefiniteastotime,todependuponcontingenciesandconveniences?"

           Hepaused.Shecouldnotbuthear;shecouldnotavoidanswering,

           "TillIhavealetterfromColonelCampbell,"saidshe,inavoiceofforcedcalmness,"Icanimaginenothingwithanyconfidence.Itmustbeallconjecture."

           "Conjectureaye,sometimesoneconjecturesright,andsometimesoneconjectureswrong.IwishIcouldconjecturehowsoonIshallmakethisrivetquitefirm.Whatnonsenseonetalks,MissWoodhouse,whenhardatwork,ifonetalksatallyourrealworkmen,Isuppose,holdtheirtongues;butwegentlemenlabourersifwegetholdofawordMissFairfaxsaidsomethingaboutconjecturing.There,itisdone.Ihavethepleasure,madam,(toMrs.Bates,)ofrestoringyourspectacles,healedforthepresent.

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