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Chapter 14

           —Inordertoassistaconcealmentsoessentialtome,Iwasledontomakemorethananallowableuseofthesortofintimacyintowhichwewereimmediatelythrown.—IcannotdenythatMissWoodhousewasmyostensibleobject—butIamsureyouwillbelievethedeclaration,thathadInotbeenconvincedofherindifference,Iwouldnothavebeeninducedbyanyselfishviewstogoon.—AmiableanddelightfulasMissWoodhouseis,shenevergavemetheideaofayoungwomanlikelytobeattached;andthatshewasperfectlyfreefromanytendencytobeingattachedtome,wasasmuchmyconvictionasmywish.—Shereceivedmyattentionswithaneasy,friendly,goodhumouredplayfulness,whichexactlysuitedme.Weseemedtounderstandeachother.Fromourrelativesituation,thoseattentionswereherdue,andwerefelttobeso.—WhetherMissWoodhousebeganreallytounderstandmebeforetheexpirationofthatfortnight,Icannotsay—whenIcalledtotakeleaveofher,IrememberthatIwaswithinamomentofconfessingthetruth,andIthenfanciedshewasnotwithoutsuspicion;butIhavenodoubtofherhavingsincedetectedme,atleastinsomedegree.—Shemaynothavesurmisedthewhole,butherquicknessmusthavepenetratedapart.Icannotdoubtit.Youwillfind,wheneverthesubjectbecomesfreedfromitspresentrestraints,thatitdidnottakeherwhollybysurprize.Shefrequentlygavemehintsofit.Irememberhertellingmeattheball,thatIowedMrs.EltongratitudeforherattentionstoMissFairfax.

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