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Chapter 4

           Ohyes!Itisnotlikelyyoushouldeverhaveobservedhim;butheknowsyouverywellindeedImeanbysight."

           "Ihavenodoubtofhisbeingaveryrespectableyoungman.Iknow,indeed,thatheisso,and,assuch,wishhimwell.Whatdoyouimaginehisagetobe?"

           "Hewasfour-and-twentythe8thoflastJune,andmybirthdayisthe23rdjustafortnightandaday’sdifferencewhichisveryodd."

           "Onlyfour-and-twenty.Thatistooyoungtosettle.Hismotherisperfectlyrightnottobeinahurry.Theyseemverycomfortableastheyare,andifsheweretotakeanypainstomarryhim,shewouldprobablyrepentit.Sixyearshence,ifhecouldmeetwithagoodsortofyoungwomaninthesamerankashisown,withalittlemoney,itmightbeverydesirable."

           "Sixyearshence!DearMissWoodhouse,hewouldbethirtyyearsold!"

           "Well,andthatisasearlyasmostmencanaffordtomarry,whoarenotborntoanindependence.Mr.Martin,Iimagine,hashisfortuneentirelytomakecannotbeatallbeforehandwiththeworld.Whatevermoneyhemightcomeintowhenhisfatherdied,whateverhisshareofthefamilyproperty,itis,Idaresay,allafloat,allemployedinhisstock,andsoforth;andthough,withdiligenceandgoodluck,hemayberichintime,itisnexttoimpossiblethatheshouldhaverealisedanythingyet."

           "Tobesure,soitis.Buttheyliveverycomfortably.

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