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"You shall never leave me, for the worse," said he: "but you are sure to marry some day, and therefore it is my duty to look favorably on a downright good match. Well, my dear, such a match offers itself. I have a proposal for you." "I am sorry to hear it." "Wait till you hear who it is. It is Mr. Coventry, of Bollinghope." Grace sighed, and looked very uncomfortable.
I am afraid I can not exactly claim your acquaintance; but I have often heard my father speak of you with the highest admiration. My name is Coventry." "Mr. Coventry, of Bollinghope?" "You, have deserted us too long." "I do not flatter myself I have been missed." "Is anybody ever missed, Mrs. Little? Believe me, few persons are welcomed back so cordially as you are." "That is very flattering, Mr.
And I'll tell you a surer sign still: sometimes tears came for no visible reason, and stood in her eyes. She is in love; and it can not be with Mr. Coventry of Bollinghope; for, if she loved him, she would have nothing to brood on but her wedding-dress; and they never knit their brows, nor bedew their eyes, thinking of that; that's a smiling subject.
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