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thshedeserveanyhowever,sir,ihave
givenyouadvice;andifyoudeclinepursuingit,ishallhave
thelessopinionofyourunderstandingthatsall”
jonesnotted,andexertedhis
utstpoorectifyit;butheonlyfaulteredandstutteredinto
nonsenseandntradictiontosaythetruth,itisoftensaferto
abidebythensequencesofthefirstblunderthantoendeavourto
rectifyit;forbysuchendeavourswegenerallyplungedeeper
insteadofextricatingourselves;andfeh
occasionshavethegoodnaturersfitzpatrickdisplayedto
jones,bysaying,ile,”youneedattetnoreexcuses;for
icaneasilyforgiveareallover,everistheeffectof
fondnessforhisstress”
shethenrenendedit,
ottingnoarguntionuldsuggestonthesubject;
forshelyincensedagainstheraunt,thatscarce
anythinghexposing
her;and,likeatruean,sheiesinthe
exee
jones,hoedindecliningtheundertaking,hhad
not,indeed,theleastprobabilityofsuccessheeasilyperceivedthe
tivesrsfitzpatricktobesoeagerinpressing
heradvicehesaidhedenythetenderandpassionateregard
hehadforsophibutheinequalityoftheir
situations,thatheuldneverflatterhielfsofarastohopethat
sodivineayoungladyan;
nay,heprotested,heuldscarcebringhielftowishsheshould
hencludedents,hwehave
notatpresentleisuretoinsert
therearesofineenforidarenotherespeakintoo
generalterselfissopredonant,thattheynever
detachitfronysubject;and,asvanityisaruling
principle,theyareapttolayholdofeeth,
and,thoughthepropertyofothers,nveyittotheirohe
panyoftheseladiesitisiossibletosayanythinghandsoof
anotheranselves;nay,theyoften
irovethepraisetheyseize;as,forinstance,ifherbeauty,her
ourdeservesochndation,
doideserve,oreenenta
degree
totheseladiesanoftenrendshielfwhileheis
ndinganotheran;and,whileheisexpressingardourand
generoussentintsforhisstress,theyarensideringa
anaketothehis
tendeessforaninferiordegreeofritofthis,strangeasity
seeihaveseennyinstancesbesidessfitzpatrick,toall
thisreallyhappened,ander
jones,thesytoofuchsoonerunderstoodthanpoor
sophiahadforrlydone
tosaythetruth,perfeore
irresistibleobjectthanitisgenerallythought;for,nothstanding
soofusarententedoreholylots,andleabyrote
aschildrentorepeatnoideatodespiseoutside,
andtovalueresolidchar;yetihavealthe
approatebeauty,thattheseresolidcharonlyshine
hthatkindoflustrehestarshaveaftertherisingof
thesun
ations,nyofhwouldhave
beetheuthoforoondateshielf,sfitzpatrickheavedadeep
sigh,and,takinghereyesofffroones,ontheyhadbeen
sotifixed,anddroppingthentheground,shecried,
”indeed,jones,ipityyou;butitisthecurseofsuchtendeess
tobethroy
usinbetterthanyou,jones,andistsay,anyanakes
noretutosuchapassion,andsuchaperson,isunhyofboth”
”sure,da”saidjones,”youcantan””an”criess
fitzpatriething,ithink,
intruetendeessbeeneveretitinn,and
feillknoovalueitheydoineverheardsuch
trulynoblesentints,andicanttellhois,butyouforce
oobelieveyousureshestbethestntetibleofen
erit”
thennerandlookhhiswasspoke,infuseda
suspicionintojones,caretonveyindirecto
thereaderinsteadofkinganyansafraid,
daihavedetootiresoavisit;”andofferedtotakehis
leave
”notatall,sir,”ansrsfitzpatrick”indeedipityyou,
jones;indeedido:butifyouaregoing,nsideroftheschei
haventionediavincedyoueseeyou
againassoonasyoucantorrooingifyouleast
sotitorroeallday”
jones,then,afteyexpressionsofthanks,veryrespectfully
retired;noruldsfitzpatriakinghipresentof
alookatparting,byusthave
hadnounderstandinginthelanguageoftheeyesinreality,it
nfirdhisresolutionofretuingtoheore;for,faultyas
hehathhithertoappearedinthishistory,hishoughtswerenow
sonfinedtohissophia,thatibelievenoanuponearthuld
havenointoanactofinnstancy
fortune,hohisfriend,resolved,asheintended
togiveheosendopportunity,tokethebestofthis;and
acrdinglyproducedthetragicalincidenthwearenowin
sorroestorerd
chapter10
thensequenceoftheprecedingvisit
fitzpatrientionedfrobr >
seansacquaintedhtheplaceto
ired,retueddirectlytobath,andthence
thedayaftersetforolondon
thereaderhathbeenalreadyofteninfordofthejealousteerof
thisgentlenheylikeeerthesuspicion
in
theroosers;and,thoughsufficientreasonshad
afterirelytoclearupthatsuspicion,yetnohe
readingsohandsoarjonesfrois
toreflectthatshelikeeti,and
juledtogethersustances
... </P></TD>
thshedeserveanyhowever,sir,ihave
givenyouadvice;andifyoudeclinepursuingit,ishallhave
thelessopinionofyourunderstandingthatsall”
jonesnotted,andexertedhis
utstpoorectifyit;butheonlyfaulteredandstutteredinto
nonsenseandntradictiontosaythetruth,itisoftensaferto
abidebythensequencesofthefirstblunderthantoendeavourto
rectifyit;forbysuchendeavourswegenerallyplungedeeper
insteadofextricatingourselves;andfeh
occasionshavethegoodnaturersfitzpatrickdisplayedto
jones,bysaying,ile,”youneedattetnoreexcuses;for
icaneasilyforgiveareallover,everistheeffectof
fondnessforhisstress”
shethenrenendedit,
ottingnoarguntionuldsuggestonthesubject;
forshelyincensedagainstheraunt,thatscarce
anythinghexposing
her;and,likeatruean,sheiesinthe
exee
jones,hoedindecliningtheundertaking,hhad
not,indeed,theleastprobabilityofsuccessheeasilyperceivedthe
tivesrsfitzpatricktobesoeagerinpressing
heradvicehesaidhedenythetenderandpassionateregard
hehadforsophibutheinequalityoftheir
situations,thatheuldneverflatterhielfsofarastohopethat
sodivineayoungladyan;
nay,heprotested,heuldscarcebringhielftowishsheshould
hencludedents,hwehave
notatpresentleisuretoinsert
therearesofineenforidarenotherespeakintoo
generalterselfissopredonant,thattheynever
detachitfronysubject;and,asvanityisaruling
principle,theyareapttolayholdofeeth,
and,thoughthepropertyofothers,nveyittotheirohe
panyoftheseladiesitisiossibletosayanythinghandsoof
anotheranselves;nay,theyoften
irovethepraisetheyseize;as,forinstance,ifherbeauty,her
ourdeservesochndation,
doideserve,oreenenta
degree
totheseladiesanoftenrendshielfwhileheis
ndinganotheran;and,whileheisexpressingardourand
generoussentintsforhisstress,theyarensideringa
anaketothehis
tendeessforaninferiordegreeofritofthis,strangeasity
seeihaveseennyinstancesbesidessfitzpatrick,toall
thisreallyhappened,ander
jones,thesytoofuchsoonerunderstoodthanpoor
sophiahadforrlydone
tosaythetruth,perfeore
irresistibleobjectthanitisgenerallythought;for,nothstanding
soofusarententedoreholylots,andleabyrote
aschildrentorepeatnoideatodespiseoutside,
andtovalueresolidchar;yetihavealthe
approatebeauty,thattheseresolidcharonlyshine
hthatkindoflustrehestarshaveaftertherisingof
thesun
ations,nyofhwouldhave
beetheuthoforoondateshielf,sfitzpatrickheavedadeep
sigh,and,takinghereyesofffroones,ontheyhadbeen
sotifixed,anddroppingthentheground,shecried,
”indeed,jones,ipityyou;butitisthecurseofsuchtendeess
tobethroy
usinbetterthanyou,jones,andistsay,anyanakes
noretutosuchapassion,andsuchaperson,isunhyofboth”
”sure,da”saidjones,”youcantan””an”criess
fitzpatriething,ithink,
intruetendeessbeeneveretitinn,and
feillknoovalueitheydoineverheardsuch
trulynoblesentints,andicanttellhois,butyouforce
oobelieveyousureshestbethestntetibleofen
erit”
thennerandlookhhiswasspoke,infuseda
suspicionintojones,caretonveyindirecto
thereaderinsteadofkinganyansafraid,
daihavedetootiresoavisit;”andofferedtotakehis
leave
”notatall,sir,”ansrsfitzpatrick”indeedipityyou,
jones;indeedido:butifyouaregoing,nsideroftheschei
haventionediavincedyoueseeyou
againassoonasyoucantorrooingifyouleast
sotitorroeallday”
jones,then,afteyexpressionsofthanks,veryrespectfully
retired;noruldsfitzpatriakinghipresentof
alookatparting,byusthave
hadnounderstandinginthelanguageoftheeyesinreality,it
nfirdhisresolutionofretuingtoheore;for,faultyas
hehathhithertoappearedinthishistory,hishoughtswerenow
sonfinedtohissophia,thatibelievenoanuponearthuld
havenointoanactofinnstancy
fortune,hohisfriend,resolved,asheintended
togiveheosendopportunity,tokethebestofthis;and
acrdinglyproducedthetragicalincidenthwearenowin
sorroestorerd
chapter10
thensequenceoftheprecedingvisit
fitzpatrientionedfrobr >
seansacquaintedhtheplaceto
ired,retueddirectlytobath,andthence
thedayaftersetforolondon
thereaderhathbeenalreadyofteninfordofthejealousteerof
thisgentlenheylikeeerthesuspicion
in
theroosers;and,thoughsufficientreasonshad
afterirelytoclearupthatsuspicion,yetnohe
readingsohandsoarjonesfrois
toreflectthatshelikeeti,and
juledtogethersustances
... </P></TD>