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 Posted: Tue 11:06, 15 Feb 2011 Post subject: whichImakenodoubtwillstandthetestproperly |
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nephew'smynephewwhyamI
tohavethebestschemeIevermadeknockedontheheadforapersonI
hadaslieveweretwitchedintotheRedSea?whichhoweverisathingI
should not saybeing what I would not do.'
MissMarglandtookfromherpockettheletterdesignedforEugenia
andwasgoingtobreaktheseal;butSirHughpreventinghersaid:'No
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MissMargland;Eugeniashallreadherownletters.Ihavenothadher
taughtallthistimebyoneofthefirstscholarsoftheageasfarasIcan
tellto put that affront upon her.'
He then rang the belland sent for Eugenia.
MissMarglandstatedtheutterimproprietyofsufferinganyyoung
ladytoreadaletterofthatsorttillproposalshadbeenlaidbeforeher
parentsandguardians.ButSirHughspokenomoretillEugenia
appeared.
'Mydear'hethensaid'hereisaletterjustcometoputyoureducation
tothetrial;whichImakenodoubtwillstandthetestproperly:there-
foreinregardtotheansweryoushallwriteitallyourselfbeingquali-
fiedinamannertowhichIhavenorighttopretend;thoughIshallgoto-
morrowtomybrotherwhichwillgivemeabetterinsight;hisheadbe-
ing one of the best.'
Eugeniagreatlysurprisedopenedtheletterandreaditwithvisible
emotion.
'Wellmy dearand what do you say to it?'
Without answeringshe read it again.
Sir Hugh repeated the question.
'Indeedsir'saidshe(i [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
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