第36节

    【】ohanoneoiable.”

    “thenr.ferrars.

    “irequirenothing;idonotarry.”

    “but,daughter,dearestdaughter,”said.ferrars,“bearylastandseverestsorroany;butthereishaoliveasyourhusbanduhisroof.”

    “sohetold.”

    “andthatrevedoneobjeightnaturallyfeel”

    “iyra,“anditoldnigelso;butthatntingencyhadnothingtodoydecision.ideedhisoffer,becauseihavenoarry.”

    “eoberried,”said.ferrars.

    “aibelievestrriagesareunhappy,”saidra.

    “ohifyourobjearrynigelarisesfronabstraarriageitself,”said.ferrars,“itisasubjely,andperhapsreveyourprejudices.”

    “ihavenoobjearriage,”rejoinedra.“itislikelyenoughthatiyrrysoday,andprobablykeanunhappyrriage;butthatisnotthequestionbeforeus.itisarryhatydearfather,andheknosoiaken.”

    “edfaly”exclaidtheunhappy.ferrars,claspinghishands.

    “soihavelo,”saidra.“ibearourlot;butipathy.”

    “youspeaklikeagirl,”said.ferrars,“aronggirl,atteroflifeordeath.yourdereabsoluteruin.”

    “alone,iyra.“ihaveloedsuyrriagesupending.butitrustinthatrespeedtoseek,anykhatforyourlife,sohoittedtoexisthoutdisgrace.ifisurviveyou,ihaveherorfear.”

    chapter28

    inthefolloeer,tteestillharder,andaninfluenzaoinginanirudentbutirresistibleebinedverysensiblytoaffer.rodfirsthethatheentioertoallhisfriends.buttirolledon,andtherooeintheirexperieoffuishedapartnts.

    inthisstateofaffairsaoing,outofanjuedbriskly,and,ks.hean,apparentlyhaeiddleheight,fair,andhighbred.hisdressethingofafnhe.

    “therooe,”hesaid,“andihavenodoubtthepriisajustone;”andhebo,andoodhherprettyhandsitypocketsofherprettyapron.

    “ialadtohearthat,”saidsylvia.“before,excepttoayearlytenant.”

    “andifan,“ishouldhaveobjetobeingsuch.”

    “iers,”saidsylvia,afteralittlehesitation,“instergenerally;butidaresay,”sheadroitlyadded,“hehasnyacquaintanooyou,sir.”

    “notverylikely,”repliedtheyoulen;“foriafner,andonlyarrivedinenglandthising;”thoughhespokeenglishhouttheslightestat.

    sylvialookedalittleperplexed;buthentinued:“itisquitejustthatyoushouldreferenybanker,butheisalsttoogreatanforsuhisbreastpocket,andtakingoutofitanote,ayassureyouthatyourrentwillbepaid.”

    sylviatookarapidglahatitentofit.

    “thatisreallyunneandsfroethatentirenfidenceyself.”

    “ingyoungn”thoughtsylvia,pressingotionherhundredpoundnote.

    “noan,“iyservant,yluggage.bepleasedtokehitho.ishallselfuprobablytilltheevening;andii,”headded,givingsylviahiscard,“youitanythingthatarriveshereaddressedtolonelalbert.”

    thesettlentoflonelalbertineallothertopiatioainedfrohelonelsservant;butevennoftheetissulate.theservant,aster,exceptthatheanoneyandsuffitluggage.sylvia,r.rodneylookeddoubtful,andavoidedanydefiniteopinionuntilhehadhadthea

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