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Updated: September 9, 2025
The cunning of it was obvious to his cunning comprehension, and the fact of her suppressing her newly-acquired surname only convinced him that she knew but little about himself. That same evening at four o'clock he presented himself at the lordly hall-door of Mr. Hethbridge.
He had already acquired one or two objects of a vague ambition; and, possessing them, had only learnt to be accustomed to them not to value them. There was no elation in the thought that he was freed from the encumbrance of Anna Hethbridge by a chance misprint. Neither was there hesitation in turning accident ruthlessly to his own advantage.
The real motive was probably a love of excitement; and Miss Anna Hethbridge is not the only woman, by many thousands, who has married for that same reason. The wedding was celebrated quietly at the Clapham parish church.
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