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Chapter 19

           Hewasveryuneasy;andbutforthesenseofhisson-in-law’sprotection,wouldhavebeenunderwretchedalarmeverynightofhislife.Thestrength,resolution,andpresenceofmindoftheMr.Knightleys,commandedhisfullestdependence.Whileeitherofthemprotectedhimandhis,Hartfieldwassafe.ButMr.JohnKnightleymustbeinLondonagainbytheendofthefirstweekinNovember.

           Theresultofthisdistresswas,that,withamuchmorevoluntary,cheerfulconsentthanhisdaughterhadeverpresumedtohopeforatthemoment,shewasabletofixherwedding-dayandMr.Eltonwascalledon,withinamonthfromthemarriageofMr.andMrs.RobertMartin,tojointhehandsofMr.KnightleyandMissWoodhouse.

           Theweddingwasverymuchlikeotherweddings,wherethepartieshavenotasteforfineryorparade;andMrs.Elton,fromtheparticularsdetailedbyherhusband,thoughtitallextremelyshabby,andveryinferiortoherown.—"Verylittlewhitesatin,veryfewlaceveils;amostpitifulbusiness!Selinawouldstarewhensheheardofit."—But,inspiteofthesedeficiencies,thewishes,thehopes,theconfidence,thepredictionsofthesmallbandoftruefriendswhowitnessedtheceremony,werefullyansweredintheperfecthappinessoftheunion.

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