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Chapter 14

           Itisanecessaryoflifetome;andhavingalwaysbeenusedtoaverymusicalsociety,bothatMapleGroveandinBath,itwouldhavebeenamostserioussacrifice.IhonestlysaidasmuchtoMr.E.whenhewasspeakingofmyfuturehome,andexpressinghisfearslesttheretirementofitshouldbedisagreeable;andtheinferiorityofthehousetoo—knowingwhatIhadbeenaccustomedto—ofcoursehewasnotwhollywithoutapprehension.Whenhewasspeakingofitinthatway,IhonestlysaidthattheworldIcouldgiveup—parties,balls,plays—forIhadnofearofretirement.Blessedwithsomanyresourceswithinmyself,theworldwasnotnecessarytome.Icoulddoverywellwithoutit.Tothosewhohadnoresourcesitwasadifferentthing;butmyresourcesmademequiteindependent.Andastosmaller-sizedroomsthanIhadbeenusedto,Ireallycouldnotgiveitathought.IhopedIwasperfectlyequaltoanysacrificeofthatdescription.CertainlyIhadbeenaccustomedtoeveryluxuryatMapleGrove;butIdidassurehimthattwocarriageswerenotnecessarytomyhappiness,norwerespaciousapartments.‘But,’saidI,‘tobequitehonest,IdonotthinkIcanlivewithoutsomethingofamusicalsociety.Iconditionfornothingelse;butwithoutmusic,lifewouldbeablanktome.’"

           "Wecannotsuppose,"saidEmma,smiling,"thatMr.

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