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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. 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
m-hole jutted out across the path, he saw with relief he could now withdraw his hand from the girl's, since they must walk singly to skirt round it. Esther took a step in advance, stopped and suddenly turned to face him; she held out her two hands and her face was very near his own. 'Don't you care for me one little bit?' she said wistfully, and surely sudden madness fell upon him. For he kissed her again, he kissed her many times, he took her in his arms, and pushed all thoughts of the consequences far from him. But when, an hour later, he and Esther stood by the last gate on the road to Orton, some of these consequences were already calling loudly to him. 'You know I have only £130 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. HERE AN ELM HOLE JUTTED OUT ACROSS THE PATH HE SAW WITH RELIEF HE COULD NOW WITHDRAW HIS HAND FROM THE GIRLS SINCE THEY MUST WALK SINGLY TO SKIRT ROUND IT ESTHER TOOK A STEP IN ADVANCE STOPPED AND SUDDENLY TURNED TO FACE HIM SHE HELD OUT HER TWO HANDS AND HER FACE WAS VERY NEAR HIS OWN DON'T YOU CARE FOR ME ONE LITTLE BIT SHE SAID WISTFULLY AND SURELY SUDDEN MADNESS FELL UPON HIM FOR HE KISSED HER AGAIN HE KISSED HER MANY TIMES HE TOOK HER IN HIS ARMS AND PUSHED ALL THOUGHTS OF THE CONSEQUENCES FAR FROM HIM BUT WHEN AN HOUR LATER HE AND ESTHER STOOD BY THE LAST GATE ON THE ROAD TO WORETON SOME OF THESE CONSEQUENCES WERE ALREADY CALLING LOUDLY TO HIM YOU KNOW I HAVE ONLY ONE HUNDRED 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
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