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It was a mellow September day, the streets were filled with sunshine, and Willoughby, in reckless high spirits, imagined he saw a reflection of his own gaiety on the indifferent faces of the passersby. IT WAS A MELLOW SEPTEMBER DAY THE STREETS WERE FILLED WITH SUNSHINE AND WILLOUGHBY IN RECKLESS HIGH SPIRITS IMAGINED HE SAW A REFLECTION OF HIS OWN GAIETY ON THE INDIFFERENT FACES OF THE PASSERS BY
he told her; 'it's no very brilliant prospect for you to marry me on that.' For he had actually offered her marriage, although to the mediocre man such a proceeding must appear incredible, uncalled for. But to Willoughby, overwhelmed with sadness and remorse, it seemed the only atonement possible. Sudden exultation leaped at Esther's heart. 'Oh! I'm used to managing' she told him confidently, and mentally resolved to buy herself, so soon as she was married, a black feather boa, such as she had coveted last winter. Willoughby spent the remaining days of his holiday in thinking out and planning with Esther the details of his return to London and her own, the secrecy to be observed, the necessary legal steps to be taken, and the quiet suburb in which they would set up housekeeping. And, so successfully did he carry out his arrangements, that within five weeks from the day on which he had first met Esther Stables, he and she came out one morning from a church in Highbury, husband and wife. DRED THIRTY POUNDS A YEAR HE TOLD HER IT'S NO VERY BRILLIANT PROSPECT FOR YOU TO MARRY ME ON THAT FOR HE HAD ACTUALLY OFFERED HER MARRIAGE ALTHOUGH TO THE MEDIOCRE MAN SUCH A PROCEEDING MUST APPEAR INCREDIBLE UNCALLED FOR BUT TO WILLOUGHBY OVERWHELMED WITH SADNESS AND REMORSE IT SEEMED THE ONLY ATONEMENT POSSIBLE SUDDEN EXULTATION LEAPED AT ESTHER'S HEART AH I AM USED TO MANAGING SHE TOLD HIM CONFIDENTLY AND MENTALLY RESOLVED TO BUY HERSELF SO SOON AS SHE WAS MARRIED A BLACK FEATHER BOA SUCH AS SHE HAD COVETED LAST WINTER WILLOUGHBY SPENT THE REMAINING DAYS OF HIS HOLIDAY IN THINKING OUT AND PLANNING WITH ESTHER THE DETAILS OF HIS RETURN TO LONDON AND HER OWN THE SECRECY TO BE OBSERVED THE NECESSARY LEGAL STEPS TO BE TAKEN AND THE QUIET SUBURB IN WHICH THEY WOULD SET UP HOUSEKEEPING AND SO SUCCESSFULLY DID HE CARRY OUT HIS ARRANGEMENTS THAT WITHIN FIVE WEEKS FROM THE DAY ON WHICH HE HAD FIRST MET ESTHER STAVELES HE AND SHE CAME OUT ONE MORNING FROM A CHURCH IN HIGHBURY HUSBAND AND WIFE
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