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Deb felt like the camel under the last straw when the announcement of the proposed marriage was made to her. It was worse than Mary's worse than Rose's worse than any other misfortune that had befallen the family. She sat down and wept at the thought of what the Pennycuicks had come to.
No, what he considered was the will of God and the dictates of his conscience. She had been given into his hands; he was bound to take care of her, and there was but one way to do it. It would be wrong and cruel to force her back to Redford. It was preposterous to think of making a governess or companion of her, a daughter of the proud Pennycuicks.
Second-rate, if not third or fourth, was its class amongst Melbourne shops, and the Pennycuicks had always been accustomed to the best. But when she turned in at the somewhat narrow and encumbered doorway, she was pleasantly surprised to note how far the shop ran back, and how well-stocked and busy and solidly prosperous it seemed.
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