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Chapter 15

           

           Hedidso,butverysoonstoptagaintosay,"thepianoforte!Ah!Thatwastheactofavery,veryyoungman,onetooyoungtoconsiderwhethertheinconvenienceofitmightnotverymuchexceedthepleasure.Aboyishscheme,indeed!Icannotcomprehendaman’swishingtogiveawomananyproofofaffectionwhichheknowsshewouldratherdispensewith;andhedidknowthatshewouldhavepreventedtheinstrument’scomingifshecould."

           Afterthis,hemadesomeprogresswithoutanypause.FrankChurchill’sconfessionofhavingbehavedshamefullywasthefirstthingtocallformorethanawordinpassing.

           "Iperfectlyagreewithyou,sir,"—wasthenhisremark."Youdidbehaveveryshamefully.Youneverwroteatruerline."Andhavinggonethroughwhatimmediatelyfollowedofthebasisoftheirdisagreement,andhispersistingtoactindirectoppositiontoJaneFairfax’ssenseofright,hemadeafullerpausetosay,"Thisisverybad.Hehadinducedhertoplaceherself,forhissake,inasituationofextremedifficultyanduneasiness,anditshouldhavebeenhisfirstobjecttopreventherfromsufferingunnecessarily.Shemusthavehadmuchmoretocontendwith,incarryingonthecorrespondence,thanhecould.Heshouldhaverespectedevenunreasonablescruples,hadtherebeensuch;butherswereallreasonable.

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