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Chapter 17

           Ifanythingcouldincreaseherdelight,itwasperceivingthatthebabywouldsoonhaveoutgrownitsfirstsetofcaps.

           Thenewswasuniversallyasurprizewhereveritspread;andMr.Westonhadhisfiveminutesshareofit;butfiveminuteswereenoughtofamiliarisetheideatohisquicknessofmind.Hesawtheadvantagesofthematch,andrejoicedinthemwithalltheconstancyofhiswife;butthewonderofitwasverysoonnothing;andbytheendofanhourhewasnotfarfrombelievingthathehadalwaysforeseenit.

           "Itistobeasecret,Iconclude,"saidhe."Thesemattersarealwaysasecret,tillitisfoundoutthateverybodyknowsthem.OnlyletmebetoldwhenImayspeakout.IwonderwhetherJanehasanysuspicion."

           HewenttoHighburythenextmorning,andsatisfiedhimselfonthatpoint.Hetoldherthenews.Wasnotshelikeadaughter,hiseldestdaughter?hemusttellher;andMissBatesbeingpresent,itpassed,ofcourse,toMrs.Cole,Mrs.Perry,andMrs.Elton,immediatelyafterwards.Itwasnomorethantheprincipalswerepreparedfor;theyhadcalculatedfromthetimeofitsbeingknownatRandalls,howsoonitwouldbeoverHighbury;andwerethinkingofthemselves,astheeveningwonderinmanyafamilycircle,withgreatsagacity.

           Ingeneral,itwasaverywellapprovedmatch.Somemightthinkhim,andothersmightthinkher,themostinluck

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