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That he loved the widow's daughter was true  that is to say, as sincerely as he was capable of loving any one; but his soul was too selfish to entertain true love for another. THAT HE LOVED THE WIDOW'S DAUGHTER WAS TRUE THAT IS TO SAY AS SINCERELY AS HE WAS CAPABLE OF LOVING ANY ONE BUT HIS SOUL WAS TOO SELFISH TO ENTERTAIN TRUE LOVE FOR ANOTHER
 loveliness, a childlike parity and sincerity in all she said and did, that showed the real freshness of her heart and innocence of her mind. Far too pure and good and gentle was she for him who had so earnestly sued for her hand, as we have seen. Beneath a gentlemanly exterior, that other, whom we have seen depart from her side under such peculiar circumstances, hid a spirit of petty meanness and violence of temper, a soul that hardly merited the name, and which made him enemies everywhere, friends nowhere. Robert Bramble--for this was he, the same whom the reader has seen as a boy at home in Bramble Park--had not improved in spirit or manliness by advance in years. The declining pecuniary fortune of his father's house, to which we have before alluded, had led him early to seek employment in the navy, and by dint of influence and attention to his profession, he had gradually risen to the position in which we have found him, as a commander in her majesty's service on the India station. RE WAS STILL A GIRLISH LOVELINESS A CHILDLIKE PARODY AND SINCERITY IN ALL SHE SAID AND DID THAT SHOWED THE REAL FRESHNESS OF HER HEART AND INNOCENCE OF HER MIND FAR TOO PURE AND GOOD AND GENTLE WAS SHE FOR HIM WHO HAD SO EARNESTLY SUED FOR HER HAND AS WE HAVE SEEN BENEATH A GENTLEMANLY EXTERIOR THAT OTHER WHOM WE HAVE SEEN DEPART FROM HER SIDE UNDER SUCH PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES HID A SPIRIT OF PETTY MEANNESS AND VIOLENCE OF TEMPER A SOUL THAT HARDLY MERITED THE NAME AND WHICH MADE HIM ENEMIES EVERYWHERE FRIENDS NOWHERE ROBERT BRAMBLE FOR THIS WAS HE THE SAME WHOM THE READER HAS SEEN AS A BOY AT HOME IN BRAMBLE PARK HAD NOT IMPROVED IN SPIRIT OR MANLINESS BY ADVANCE IN YEARS THE DECLINING PECUNIARY FORTUNE OF HIS FATHER'S HOUSE TO WHICH WE HAVE BEFORE ALLUDED HAD LED HIM EARLY TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT IN THE NAVY AND BY DINT OF INFLUENCE AND ATTENTION TO HIS PROFESSION HE HAD GRADUALLY RISEN TO THE POSITION IN WHICH WE HAVE FOUND HIM AS A COMMANDER IN HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE ON THE INDIA STATION
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