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dressherselfout,inorderto
reanshehated
thatafteoone,acquaintedhis
daughterhhisintention;tellingher,heknehatshe
hadhearditbeforefroerauntsophialookedverygraveuponthis,
noruldshepreventafestealingintohereyes”e,
e,”saysaidenishairs;iknowall;i
assureyousisterhathtoldall”
”isitpossible,”sayssophia,”thatauntcanhavebetrayed
already””ay,ay,”sayse;”betrayedyouaywhy,you
betrayedyourselfyesterdayatdinneryoushoyvery
plainly,ithinkbutyouyounggirlsneverknoyou
soyouarryyoutothenyouareinlove
other,ireer,peredande
nner;butithintyfourhoursafterwewere
rried:blifilisabriskyoungn,andanendto
yoursqueashnesse,chearup,chearup;iexpectunevery
nute”
sophiahatheraunthadbehavedhonourablyto
her:andshedeteedtogothroughthatdisagreeableafteoonh
aschresolutionaspossible,andhoutgivingtheleastsuspicion
intheoherfather
blifilsoonarrived;andesoonafterhdrawing,
lefttheyoungupletogether
herealongsilenceofnearaquarterofanhourensued;forthe
gentlening
destyptedtospeak,
andasoftensuppressedhisattheverypointofutterance
atlastouttheybrokeinatorrentoffarfetchedandhighstrained
plints,looks,half
boonosyllablesblifil,froisinexperienceinthe
en,andfroisnself,tookthisbehaviour
foradestassenttohisurtship;andoshortenascene
,
heiutedthat,too,relytobashfulness,andfortedhielf
thatheshouldsoonhaveenoughofherpany
helyisfiedhhisprospectofsuccess;
forastothatentireandabsolutepossessionoftheheartofhis
stressanticloversrequire,theveryideaofitnever
enteredhisheadherfortuneandherpersonhesoleobjects
ofhisadenodoubtsoontoobtaintheabsolute
property;asindatch;
andashehestrictobediencehsophiawasalwaysready
topaytoherfathershegreaterstillher
,iftherehority,therefore,
togethershhefanciedinhisownpersonand
nversation,uldnotfail,hethought,ofsucceedinghayoung
lady,ionsednot,entirelydisengaged
ofjoneshecertainlyhadnoteventheleastjealousy;andihave
oftenthoughtitaginedthe
characterheuntryholy,letthe
readerdetee,ofbeingoneofthefellowsinengland,
ghtrenderhidioustoaladyofthestexelarydesty
perhapshissuspiightbelaidasleepbythebehaviourof
sophia,andofjoneshielf,pany
togetherlastly,andindeedprincipally,hehere
anotherselfinthecasehefanciedthathekneothe
bottoandhadinrealityagreatntetforhisunderstanding,for
notbeingreattachedtohisoeresthehadnoapprehension
thatjoneshsophiandasforanylucrative
tives,heiginedtheytlehsosillya
fellooreover,thoughttheaffairofllyseagritill
arriage;forjones
reallylovedhirois
hitillhisbehaviouronthesirallhyhad
entirelyalienatedhisheart;anditeansofthequarrelh
hadensuedonthisoccasion,andyetrenciled,that
blifilknehingofthealterationhe
affectionerlyboetoolly
frohesereasons,therefore,blifilsaohis
successhsophiahencludedherbehaviourhatofall
otheryoungladiesonafirstvisitfrolover,andithadindeed
entirelyansations
etookcaretohis
stresshefoundhioelevatedouredh
hisdaughter,andsosatisfied,thattheold
gentlenbegantoanyother
anticactionstoexpresstheextravaganceofhisjoy;forhehadnot
theleastndoveranyofhispassions;andthat
anytitheascendantinhisndhurriedhiothe
excesses
assoonasblifilanyhearty
kissesanderacesbestobye,thegoodsquire
instantlyinquestofhisdaughter,henosoonerfoundthanhe
pouredforththestextravagantraptures,biddingherchuse
clothesandjehathehadnootheruse
forfortunebuttokeherhappyhethencaressedheragainand
againostprofusionoffondness,calledherbythest
endearingnas,andprotestedsheh
sophiaperceivingherfatherinthisfitofaffection,hshedid
notabsolutelyknohereasonofforfitsoffondness
unusualtohithoughthisoreviolentthanordinary,
thoughtsheshouldneverhaveabetteropportunityofdisclosing
herselfthanatpresent,asfaratleastasregardedblifil;and
shetoohenecessityhsheshouldsoonbeunderof
ingtoafullexplanationafterhavingthankedthesquire,
therefore,forallhisprofessionsofkindness,sheadded,halook
fullofinexpressiblesoftness,”andisitpossiblepapacanbe
sogoodtoplaceallhisjoyinhissophyshappiness”h
edbyagreatoath,andakiss;shethenlaid
holdofhishand,and,fallingonherknees,afteyand
passionatede”not
tokeherthestserablecreatureonearthbyforcingherto
rryanshedetestedthisientreatofyou,dearsir,”
saidshe,”foryoursake,as
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dressherselfout,inorderto
reanshehated
thatafteoone,acquaintedhis
daughterhhisintention;tellingher,heknehatshe
hadhearditbeforefroerauntsophialookedverygraveuponthis,
noruldshepreventafestealingintohereyes”e,
e,”saysaidenishairs;iknowall;i
assureyousisterhathtoldall”
”isitpossible,”sayssophia,”thatauntcanhavebetrayed
already””ay,ay,”sayse;”betrayedyouaywhy,you
betrayedyourselfyesterdayatdinneryoushoyvery
plainly,ithinkbutyouyounggirlsneverknoyou
soyouarryyoutothenyouareinlove
other,ireer,peredande
nner;butithintyfourhoursafterwewere
rried:blifilisabriskyoungn,andanendto
yoursqueashnesse,chearup,chearup;iexpectunevery
nute”
sophiahatheraunthadbehavedhonourablyto
her:andshedeteedtogothroughthatdisagreeableafteoonh
aschresolutionaspossible,andhoutgivingtheleastsuspicion
intheoherfather
blifilsoonarrived;andesoonafterhdrawing,
lefttheyoungupletogether
herealongsilenceofnearaquarterofanhourensued;forthe
gentlening
destyptedtospeak,
andasoftensuppressedhisattheverypointofutterance
atlastouttheybrokeinatorrentoffarfetchedandhighstrained
plints,looks,half
boonosyllablesblifil,froisinexperienceinthe
en,andfroisnself,tookthisbehaviour
foradestassenttohisurtship;andoshortenascene
,
heiutedthat,too,relytobashfulness,andfortedhielf
thatheshouldsoonhaveenoughofherpany
helyisfiedhhisprospectofsuccess;
forastothatentireandabsolutepossessionoftheheartofhis
stressanticloversrequire,theveryideaofitnever
enteredhisheadherfortuneandherpersonhesoleobjects
ofhisadenodoubtsoontoobtaintheabsolute
property;asindatch;
andashehestrictobediencehsophiawasalwaysready
topaytoherfathershegreaterstillher
,iftherehority,therefore,
togethershhefanciedinhisownpersonand
nversation,uldnotfail,hethought,ofsucceedinghayoung
lady,ionsednot,entirelydisengaged
ofjoneshecertainlyhadnoteventheleastjealousy;andihave
oftenthoughtitaginedthe
characterheuntryholy,letthe
readerdetee,ofbeingoneofthefellowsinengland,
ghtrenderhidioustoaladyofthestexelarydesty
perhapshissuspiightbelaidasleepbythebehaviourof
sophia,andofjoneshielf,pany
togetherlastly,andindeedprincipally,hehere
anotherselfinthecasehefanciedthathekneothe
bottoandhadinrealityagreatntetforhisunderstanding,for
notbeingreattachedtohisoeresthehadnoapprehension
thatjoneshsophiandasforanylucrative
tives,heiginedtheytlehsosillya
fellooreover,thoughttheaffairofllyseagritill
arriage;forjones
reallylovedhirois
hitillhisbehaviouronthesirallhyhad
entirelyalienatedhisheart;anditeansofthequarrelh
hadensuedonthisoccasion,andyetrenciled,that
blifilknehingofthealterationhe
affectionerlyboetoolly
frohesereasons,therefore,blifilsaohis
successhsophiahencludedherbehaviourhatofall
otheryoungladiesonafirstvisitfrolover,andithadindeed
entirelyansations
etookcaretohis
stresshefoundhioelevatedouredh
hisdaughter,andsosatisfied,thattheold
gentlenbegantoanyother
anticactionstoexpresstheextravaganceofhisjoy;forhehadnot
theleastndoveranyofhispassions;andthat
anytitheascendantinhisndhurriedhiothe
excesses
assoonasblifilanyhearty
kissesanderacesbestobye,thegoodsquire
instantlyinquestofhisdaughter,henosoonerfoundthanhe
pouredforththestextravagantraptures,biddingherchuse
clothesandjehathehadnootheruse
forfortunebuttokeherhappyhethencaressedheragainand
againostprofusionoffondness,calledherbythest
endearingnas,andprotestedsheh
sophiaperceivingherfatherinthisfitofaffection,hshedid
notabsolutelyknohereasonofforfitsoffondness
unusualtohithoughthisoreviolentthanordinary,
thoughtsheshouldneverhaveabetteropportunityofdisclosing
herselfthanatpresent,asfaratleastasregardedblifil;and
shetoohenecessityhsheshouldsoonbeunderof
ingtoafullexplanationafterhavingthankedthesquire,
therefore,forallhisprofessionsofkindness,sheadded,halook
fullofinexpressiblesoftness,”andisitpossiblepapacanbe
sogoodtoplaceallhisjoyinhissophyshappiness”h
edbyagreatoath,andakiss;shethenlaid
holdofhishand,and,fallingonherknees,afteyand
passionatede”not
tokeherthestserablecreatureonearthbyforcingherto
rryanshedetestedthisientreatofyou,dearsir,”
saidshe,”foryoursake,as
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