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She was at the present time of the age in which fathers are apt to look upon their children as still children, while other men regard them as being grown-up young ladies. It was now June, and in the approaching August she would be eighteen. It was said of her that of the girls all round she was the prettiest; and indeed it would be hard to find a sweeter-favoured girl than Mary Wortle.
"I was sure of it, Dr. Wortle." "Mr. Puddicombe saw that it was so. Mr. Puddicombe is not all the world to me by any means, but he is a man of common sense. I will be frank with you. My wife said that it could not be so." "She shall not stay. Mrs. Wortle shall not be annoyed." "You don't see it yet," said the Doctor. "But you do. I know you do. And she shall stay.
Wortle to obtain the services of a well-educated usher for his school, but it became quite another thing when he put a man up to preach in the church, of whose life, for five years, no one knew anything." Somebody had told her something as to the necessity of a bishop's authority for the appointment of a curate; but no one had strictly defined to her what a curate is.
As he had said so often before, he said again now, "If there be sin, let it be sin." But this was clear to him, were he to give Dr. Wortle a true history of what had happened to him in America, then must he certainly leave Bowick. And this was equally certain, that before telling his tale, he must make known his purpose to his wife.
But I shall have to make you answer one or two before I've done with you. There's a Doctor here, isn't there, as this school belongs to?" "Yes, there is. It belongs to Dr. Wortle." "It's him these boys are sent to?" "Yes, he is the master; I am only his assistant." "It's him they comes to for education, and morals, and religion?" "Quite so."
By which she meant to assert that Lady Margaret would not, for the life of her, dare to ask the Doctor such a question. "He has done what he has thought best." "Most good-natured, you mean, Mrs. Wortle." "I mean what I say, Lady Margaret. He has done what he has thought best, looking at all the circumstances.
"It would be very dreadful to have a quarrel, wouldn't it, and just at present, when there are so many things to trouble your papa." Though Mrs. Wortle was quite honest and true in the feeling she had expressed as to the young lord's visit, yet she was alive to the glory of having a young lord for her son-in-law. "Of course it is out of the question, mamma.
The Doctor had once suggested that his wife should take the poor lady out in her carriage. But against this even Mrs. Wortle had rebelled. "Under such circumstances as hers she ought not to be seen driving about," said Mrs. Wortle. The Doctor had submitted to this, but still thought that the world of Bowick was very cruel. Mrs.
As this was going on, everything was said to comfort Mrs. Peacocke, and to give her hopes of new life. Mrs. Wortle told her how the Doctor had promised that he himself would marry them as soon as the forms of the Church and the legal requisitions would allow. Mrs.
"Perhaps he means it," said Lady Margaret; "otherwise, perhaps he wouldn't have been so good-natured." Then she took her departure. When her visitor was gone Mrs. Wortle was very unhappy. She had been betrayed by her wrath into expressing that wish as to the giving up of the school. She knew well that the Doctor had no such intention.
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