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t
apology,inkeepingpaceorecivilitiespassedbetween
thesetrshonourhadnoothefine
habitofthestranger,andhadfallenintotherearbut,though
sophiahadgreatcuriositytoknoheotherladyntinuedto
travelonthroughthesabyeroadshherself,nay,thoughthis
gavehersouneasiness,yetfear,ordesty,orsoother
nsideration,restrainedherfroskingthequestion
thestrangeladynoyhappears
alstbeloentionherbonhadbeen
bloherheadnotlessthanfivetisile;nor
uldsheeatanyribbonorhandkerchieftotieitunderherchin
diatelysuppliedherh
ahandkerchiefforthispurpose;
herpouchneglectedthenagentofher
horse,forthebeast,noakingafalsestep,felluponhis
forelegs,andthrehisback
thoughsophiaosttotheground,shehappilyreceived
nottheleastdage:andthesacircutanceshhadperhaps
ntributedtoherfallnonfusion;forthelane
uchovergrown
oonuldhereaffordverylittlelight,
andoreover,atpresent,soobscuredinacloud,thatitwas
alstperfeodesty,
elydelicate,escapedasfreefronjuryasher
lis,andsheorereinstatedinhersaddle,havingreceived
nootherharhanalittlefrightbyherfall
daylightatlengthappearedinitsfulllustre;andnohetwo
ladies,nsidebyside,lookingstedfastly
ateaentboththeireyesbecafixed;both
theirhorsesstopt,and,bothspeakingtogether,hequaljoy
pronouneofsophia,theotherthatofharriet
thisunexpectedenuntersurprizedtheladieschrethani
believeitusthaveiginedthat
thestrangeladyuldbenootherthansfitzpatrick,theusin
ofsstheinn
afeinutesafterher
sogreathesurprizeandjoyhesetousins
nerlybeenstintite
acquaintanceandfriends,andhadlonglivedtogetherhtheir
auntpossibletoreunthalfthe
ngratulations,beforeeitheraskeda
verynaturalquestionoftheother,naly,hershewasgoing
thisatlast,hoefirstfrorsfitzpatrick;but,easy
andnaturalasthequestionyseesophiafounditdifficultto
giveitaveryreadyandcertainansousin
thereforetosuspendalleinn,
”ant;and,
believe,harriet,isuspendasyside;for,
indeed,ibelieveourastonishntisprettyequal”
thenversationheseladiesontheroad
tlehrelating;andlesscertainlyhat
beten;fortheylikeopaytheir
plintstoeachotherasfortheguides,theyweredebarred
frohepleasureofdisurse,theonebeingplacedinthevan,and
theotherobligedtobringuptherear
inthisposturetheytravellednyhours,tilltheycaintoa
enroad,heytuedtotheright,soon
broughttheoaveryfairprosinginn,heyallalighted:
butsofatiguedhatasshehadsatherhorseduringthe
lastfiveorsixleshgreatdifficulty,soapable
ofdisuntingfroioutassistancethisthelandlord,whohad
holdofherhorse,presentlyperceiving,offeredtoliftherinhis
arfroersaddle;andshetooreadilyacceptedthetenderofhis
servistohaveresolvedtoputsophiatothe
blushthatday,andthesendliptsucceededbetterthan
thefirst;forlandlordhadnosoonerreceivedtheyoungladyin
hisar,thanhisfeet,hegouthadlatelyveryseverely
handled,gavebled;but,atthesati,hno
lessdexteritythangallantry,ntrivedtothroselfunderhis
thefall;
forthegreatinjuryosophiashock
giventoherdestybyanioderategrin,herrising
froheground,sheobservedintheuntenanostofthe
byestandersthisdehersuspecthadreallyhappened,and
hererelate,fortheindulgenceofthosereaderswho
arecapableoflaughingattheoffencegiventoayoungladys
delicacyaccidentsofthiskindical
light;norusthaveaveryinadequate
ideaofthedestyofabeautifulyoungan,o
salaughter
thisfrightandshock,joinedtotheviolentfatigueh
hedandbodyhadundergone,alstovercatheexcellent
nstitutionofsophia,andshehadscarcestrengthsufficientto
totterintotheinn,leaningonthearfheridhereshewasno
soonerseatedthanshecalledforaglassofrshonour,
veryjudiyopinion,changeditintoaglassofwine
sfitzpatrirshonourthatsophiahadnot
beeninbedduringthetnights,andobservinghertolookvery
paleandhherfatigue,eaestlyentreatedhertorefresh
herselfesleepsheastrangertoherhistory,orher
apprehensions;but,hadsheknoh,shehe
saadvice;forrestheirlong
joueythroughbyeroadssoentirelyrevedalldangerofpursuit,
thatshelyeasyonthatacunt
sophiaofolloheunselofher
friend,aidsfitzpatrick
likepany,uch
placence,accepted
thestressaidpreparedtofollow
herexaleshebegantokenyapologiestohersisterabigail
forleavingheraloneinsohorridaplaceasaninn;buttheother
stopthershort,beingasoanapasherself,and
desiredthehonourofbeingher
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t
apology,inkeepingpaceorecivilitiespassedbetween
thesetrshonourhadnoothefine
habitofthestranger,andhadfallenintotherearbut,though
sophiahadgreatcuriositytoknoheotherladyntinuedto
travelonthroughthesabyeroadshherself,nay,thoughthis
gavehersouneasiness,yetfear,ordesty,orsoother
nsideration,restrainedherfroskingthequestion
thestrangeladynoyhappears
alstbeloentionherbonhadbeen
bloherheadnotlessthanfivetisile;nor
uldsheeatanyribbonorhandkerchieftotieitunderherchin
diatelysuppliedherh
ahandkerchiefforthispurpose;
herpouchneglectedthenagentofher
horse,forthebeast,noakingafalsestep,felluponhis
forelegs,andthrehisback
thoughsophiaosttotheground,shehappilyreceived
nottheleastdage:andthesacircutanceshhadperhaps
ntributedtoherfallnonfusion;forthelane
uchovergrown
oonuldhereaffordverylittlelight,
andoreover,atpresent,soobscuredinacloud,thatitwas
alstperfeodesty,
elydelicate,escapedasfreefronjuryasher
lis,andsheorereinstatedinhersaddle,havingreceived
nootherharhanalittlefrightbyherfall
daylightatlengthappearedinitsfulllustre;andnohetwo
ladies,nsidebyside,lookingstedfastly
ateaentboththeireyesbecafixed;both
theirhorsesstopt,and,bothspeakingtogether,hequaljoy
pronouneofsophia,theotherthatofharriet
thisunexpectedenuntersurprizedtheladieschrethani
believeitusthaveiginedthat
thestrangeladyuldbenootherthansfitzpatrick,theusin
ofsstheinn
afeinutesafterher
sogreathesurprizeandjoyhesetousins
nerlybeenstintite
acquaintanceandfriends,andhadlonglivedtogetherhtheir
auntpossibletoreunthalfthe
ngratulations,beforeeitheraskeda
verynaturalquestionoftheother,naly,hershewasgoing
thisatlast,hoefirstfrorsfitzpatrick;but,easy
andnaturalasthequestionyseesophiafounditdifficultto
giveitaveryreadyandcertainansousin
thereforetosuspendalleinn,
”ant;and,
believe,harriet,isuspendasyside;for,
indeed,ibelieveourastonishntisprettyequal”
thenversationheseladiesontheroad
tlehrelating;andlesscertainlyhat
beten;fortheylikeopaytheir
plintstoeachotherasfortheguides,theyweredebarred
frohepleasureofdisurse,theonebeingplacedinthevan,and
theotherobligedtobringuptherear
inthisposturetheytravellednyhours,tilltheycaintoa
enroad,heytuedtotheright,soon
broughttheoaveryfairprosinginn,heyallalighted:
butsofatiguedhatasshehadsatherhorseduringthe
lastfiveorsixleshgreatdifficulty,soapable
ofdisuntingfroioutassistancethisthelandlord,whohad
holdofherhorse,presentlyperceiving,offeredtoliftherinhis
arfroersaddle;andshetooreadilyacceptedthetenderofhis
servistohaveresolvedtoputsophiatothe
blushthatday,andthesendliptsucceededbetterthan
thefirst;forlandlordhadnosoonerreceivedtheyoungladyin
hisar,thanhisfeet,hegouthadlatelyveryseverely
handled,gavebled;but,atthesati,hno
lessdexteritythangallantry,ntrivedtothroselfunderhis
thefall;
forthegreatinjuryosophiashock
giventoherdestybyanioderategrin,herrising
froheground,sheobservedintheuntenanostofthe
byestandersthisdehersuspecthadreallyhappened,and
hererelate,fortheindulgenceofthosereaderswho
arecapableoflaughingattheoffencegiventoayoungladys
delicacyaccidentsofthiskindical
light;norusthaveaveryinadequate
ideaofthedestyofabeautifulyoungan,o
salaughter
thisfrightandshock,joinedtotheviolentfatigueh
hedandbodyhadundergone,alstovercatheexcellent
nstitutionofsophia,andshehadscarcestrengthsufficientto
totterintotheinn,leaningonthearfheridhereshewasno
soonerseatedthanshecalledforaglassofrshonour,
veryjudiyopinion,changeditintoaglassofwine
sfitzpatrirshonourthatsophiahadnot
beeninbedduringthetnights,andobservinghertolookvery
paleandhherfatigue,eaestlyentreatedhertorefresh
herselfesleepsheastrangertoherhistory,orher
apprehensions;but,hadsheknoh,shehe
saadvice;forrestheirlong
joueythroughbyeroadssoentirelyrevedalldangerofpursuit,
thatshelyeasyonthatacunt
sophiaofolloheunselofher
friend,aidsfitzpatrick
likepany,uch
placence,accepted
thestressaidpreparedtofollow
herexaleshebegantokenyapologiestohersisterabigail
forleavingheraloneinsohorridaplaceasaninn;buttheother
stopthershort,beingasoanapasherself,and
desiredthehonourofbeingher
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