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Mrs. Browne began again, half in soliloquy: "I should think he would have four thousand a year. MISSUS BROWN BEGAN AGAIN HALF IN SOLILOQUY I SHOULD THINK HE WOULD HAVE FOUR THOUSAND A YEAR
women are so silly in fancying they mean something. I once knew a girl who thought that a gentleman who sent her mother a present of a sucking-pig, did it as a delicate way of making her an offer. Tell me his exact words." But Maggie blushed, and either would not or could not. So Mrs. Browne began again: "Well, if you're sure, you're sure. I wonder how he brought his father round. So long as he and Erminia have been planned for each other! That very first day we ever dined there after your father's death, Mr. Buxton as good as told me all about it. I fancied they were only waiting till they were out of mourning." All this was news to Maggie. She had never thought that either Erminia or Frank was particularly fond of the other; still less had she had any idea of Mr. Buxton's plans for them. Her mother's surprise at her engagement jarred a little upon her too: it had become so natural, even in these last two hours, to feel that she belonged to _him_. But there were more discords to come. KING FINE SPEECHES AND YOUNG WOMEN ARE SO SILLY IN FANCYING THEY MEAN SOMETHING I ONCE KNEW A GIRL WHO THOUGHT THAT A GENTLEMAN WHO SENT HER MOTHER A PRESENT OF A SUCKING PIG DID IT AS A DELICATE WAY OF MAKING HER AN OFFER TELL ME HIS EXACT WORDS BUT MAGGIE BLUSHED AND EITHER WOULD NOT OR COULD NOT SO MISSUS BROWNE BEGAN AGAIN WELL IF YOU'RE SURE YOU'RE SURE I WONDER HOW HE BROUGHT HIS FATHER ROUND SO LONG AS HE AND A MINIA HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR EACH OTHER THAT VERY FIRST DAY WE EVER DINED THERE AFTER YOUR FATHER'S DEATH MISTER BUXTON AS GOOD AS TOLD ME ALL ABOUT IT I FANCIED THEY WERE ONLY WAITING TILL THEY WERE OUT OF MOURNING ALL THIS WAS NEWS TO MAGGIE SHE'D NEVER THOUGHT THAT EITHER A MINNIE OR FRANK WAS PARTICULARLY FOND OF THE OTHER STILL LESS HAD SHE ANY IDEA OF MISTER BUXTON'S PLANS THEM HER MOTHER'S SURPRISE AT HER ENGAGEMENT JARRED A LITTLE UPON HER TOO IT HAD BECOME SO NATURAL EVEN IN THESE LAST TWO HOURS TO FEEL THAT SHE BELONGED TO HIM BUT THERE WERE MORE DISCORDS TO COME
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