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     ';Pardon me�察�Miss Murray�察─�said he�察 �I have loved you so intensely ´ I 

do   still   adore   you   so   deeply�察  �that   I   would   not   willingly   offend   you�察  �but 

though   I   never   have   loved�察  �and   never   CAN   love   any   woman   as   I   have 

loved you�察�it is equally certain that I never was so ill´ treated by any。                 On 

the contrary�察�I have always found your sex the kindest and most tender and 

obliging of God's creation�察�till now。; ��Think of the conceited fellow saying 

that�。�    ;And the novelty and harshness of the lesson you have taught me 

to´day�察  �and   the   bitterness   of   being   disappointed   in   the   only   quarter   on 

which the happiness of my life depended�察�must excuse any appearance of 

asperity。     If   my   presence   is   disagreeable   to   you�察  �Miss   Murray�察─  �he   said 

��for   I   was   looking   about   me   to   show   how   little   I   cared   for   him�察  �so   he 

thought I was tired of him�察�I suppose�� ´ ;if my presence is disagreeable to 

you�察�Miss Murray�察�you have only to promise me the favour I named�察�and I 

will relieve you at once。        There are many ladies ´ some even in this parish 

´ who would be delighted to accept what you have so scornfully trampled 

under   your   feet。     They   would   be   naturally   inclined   to   hate   one   whose 

surpassing loveliness has so completely estranged my heart from them and 

blinded me to their attractions�察�and a single hint of the truth from me to 

one of these would be sufficient to raise such a talk against you as would 

seriously injure your prospects�察�and diminish your chance of success with 

any other gentleman you or your mamma might design to entangle。; 

     ';What do your mean�察�sir�拭─�said I�察�ready to stamp with passion。 

     ';I   mean   that   this   affair   from   beginning   to   end   appears   to   me   like   a 

case of arrant flirtation�察�to say the least of it ´ such a case as you would 

find     it  rather    inconvenient      to   have    blazoned      through     the    world�此�



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especially with the additions and exaggerations of your female rivals�察�who 

would be too glad to publish the matter�察�if I only gave them a handle to it。 

But I promise you�察�on the faith of a gentleman�察�that no word or syllable 

that could tend to your prejudice shall ever escape my lips�察�provided you 

will ´ ; 

     ';Well�察  �well�察  �I   won't   mention   it�察─  �said   I。 ;You   may   rely   upon   my 

silence�察�if that can afford you any consolation。; 

     ';You promise it�拭─�

     ';Yes�察─�I answered�察�for I wanted to get rid of him now。 

     ';Farewell�察�then� ─�said he�察�in a most doleful�察�heart´sick tone�察�and with a 

look   where   pride   vainly   struggled   against   despair�察  �he   turned   and   went 

away�此    �longing�察�no doubt�察�to get home�察�that he might shut himself up in 

his study and cry ´ if he doesn't burst into tears before he gets there。' 

     'But you have broken your promise already��' said I�察�truly horrified at 

her perfidy。 

     'Oh� �it's only to you�察�I know you won't repeat it。' 

     'Certainly�察�I shall not�此     �but you say you are going to tell your sister�察�

and    she   will   tell  your   brothers    when    they   come     home�察   �and    Brown 

immediately�察�if you do not tell her yourself�察�and Brown will blazon it�察�or 

be the means of blazoning it�察�throughout the country。' 

     'No�察�indeed�察�she won't。        We shall not tell her at all�察�unless it be under 

the promise of the strictest secrecy。' 

     'But how can you expect her to keep her promises better than her more 

enlightened mistress��' 

     'Well�察  �well�察  �she   shan't  hear   it  then��'  said   Miss   Murray�察    �somewhat 

snappishly。 

     'But you will tell your mamma�察�of course��' pursued I�察�'and she will tell 

your papa。' 

     'Of course I shall tell mamma ´ that is the very thing that pleases me so 

much。      I shall now be able to convince her how mistaken she was in her 

fears about me。' 

     'Oh�察�THAT'S it�察�is it�拭      �I was wondering what it was that delighted you 

so much。' 

     'Yes�察   �and   another     thing   is�察 �that   I've   humbled     Mr。    Hatfield    so 



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charmingly�察�and another ´ why�察�you must allow me some share of female 

vanity�此    �I don't pretend to be without that most essential attribute of our 

sex ´ and if you had seen poor Hatfield's intense eagerness in making his 

ardent declaration and his flattering proposal�察�and his agony of mind�察�that 

no    effort  of  pride   could    conceal�察   �on  being    refused�察  �you    would    have 

allowed I had some cause to be gratified。' 

     'The    greater   his   agony�察   �I  should    think�察  �the  less   your   cause    for 

gratification。' 

     'Oh�察  �nonsense��'   cried   the   young   lady�察  �shaking   herself   with   vexation。 

'You either can't understand me�察�or you won't。              If I had not confidence in 

your magnanimity�察�I should think you envied me。 But you will�察�perhaps�察�

comprehend this cause of pleasure ´ which is as great as any ´ namely�察�that 

I   am   delighted    with   myself    for  my    prudence�察   �my    self´command�察      �my 

heartlessness�察�if you please。         I was not a bit taken by surprise�察�not a bit 

confused�察�or awkward�察�or foolish�察�I just acted and spoke as I ought to have 

done�察�and was completely my own mistress throughout。                    And here was a 

man�察     �decidedly     good´looking       ´  Jane    and    Susan     Green     call   him 

bewitchingly   handsome   I   suppose   they're   two   of   the   ladies   he   pretends 

would be so glad to have him�察�but�察�however�察�he was certainly a very clever�察�

witty�察�agreeable companion ´ not what you call clever�察�but just enough to 

make him entertaining�察�and a man one needn't be ashamed of anywhere�察�

and would not soon grow tired of�察�and to confess the truth�察�I rather liked 

him ´ better even�察�of late�察�than Harry Meltham ´ and he evidently idolised 

me�察�and yet�察�though he came upon me all alone and unprepared�察�I had the 

wisdom�察�and the pride�察�and the strength to refuse him ´ and so scornfully 

and coolly as I did�此      �I have good reason to be proud of that。' 

     'And   are   you   equally   proud   of   having   told   him   that   his   having   the 

wealth of Sir Hugh Meltham would make no difference to you�察�when that 

was     not   the   case�察  �and   of   having    promised      to  tell  no   one   of   his 

misadventure�察  �apparently   without   the   slightest   intention   of   keeping   your 

promise��' 

     'Of course� �what else could I do�拭          �You would not have had me ´ but I 

see�察�Miss Grey�察�you're not in a good temper。             Here's Matilda�察�I'll see what 

she and mamma have to say about it。' 



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    She left me�察�offended at my want of sympathy�察�and thinking�察�no doubt�察�

that I envied her。   I did not ´ at least�察�I firmly believed I did not。    I was 

sorry for her�察�I was amazed�察�disgusted at her heartless vanity�察�I wondered 

why so much beauty should be given to those who made so bad a use of it�察�

and denied to some who would make it a benefit to both themselves and 

others。 

    But�察�God knows best�察�I concluded。        There are�察�I suppose�察�some men 

as vain�察�as selfish�察�and as heartless as she is�察�and�察�perhaps�察�such women 

may be useful to punish them。 



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            CHAPTER XV ´ THE WALK 



     'OH�察�dear�      �I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate��' said Rosalie 

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