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And if she would have had Frank, my uncle would still have been dissatisfied as long as the Princess Victoria was unmarried; none would have been good enough while a better remained. AND IF SHE WOULD HAVE HAD FRANK MY UNCLE WOULD STILL HAVE BEEN DISSATISFIED AS LONG AS THE PRINCESS VICTORIA WAS UNMARRIED NONE WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD ENOUGH WHILE A BETTER REMAINED
 Is not he a charming fellow? Oh! I am so glad. Now don't sit smiling and blushing there to yourself; but tell me a great deal about it. I have so wanted to know somebody that was in love, that I might hear what it was like; and the minute I could, I came off here. Frank is only just gone. He has had another long talk with my uncle, since he came back from you this morning; but I am afraid he has not made much way yet." Maggie sighed. "I don't wonder at his not thinking me good enough for Frank. "No! the difficulty would be to find any one he did think fit for his paragon of a son." "He thought you were, dearest Erminia." "So Frank has told you that, has he? I suppose we shall have no more family secrets now," said Erminia, laughing. "But I can assure you I had a strong rival in lady Adela Castlemayne, the Duke of Wight's daughter; she was the most beautiful lady my uncle had ever seen (he only saw her in the Grand Stand at Woodchester races, and never spoke a word to her in his life).  BEGIN MAGGIE AT ONCE AND GO INTO A RHAPSODY ABOUT FRANK IS HE NOT A CHARMING FELLOW OH I'M SO GLAD NOW DON'T SIT SMILING AND BLUSHING AT YOURSELF OH TELL ME A GREAT DEAL ABOUT IT I'VE SO WANTED TO KNOW SOMEBODY THAT WAS IN LOVE THAT I MIGHT HEAR WHAT IT WAS LIKE AND THE MINUTE I COULD I CAME OFF HERE FRANK IS ONLY JUST GONE HE'S HAD ANOTHER LONG TALK WITH MY UNCLE SINCE HE CAME BACK FROM YOU THIS MORNING BUT I'M AFRAID HE'S NOT MADE MUCH WAY YET MAGGIE SIGHED I DON'T WONDER AT HIS NOT THINKING ME GOOD ENOUGH FOR FRANK NO THE DIFFICULTY WOULD BE TO FIND ANY ONE HE DID THINK FIT FOR HIS PARAGON OF A SON HE THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAREST DOMINIA SO FRANK HAS TOLD YOU THAT HAS HE I SUPPOSE WE SHALL HAVE NO MORE FAMILY SECRETS NOW SAID AMELIA LAUGHING BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU I HAD A STRONG RIVAL IN LADY ADELA CASTELMAINE THE DUKE OF WHITE'S DAUGHTER SHE WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LADY MY UNCLE HAD EVER SEEN HE ONLY SAW HER IN THE GRAND STAND AT WINCHESTER RACES AND NEVER SPOKE A WORD TO HER IN HIS LIFE
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