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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. 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
 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. 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.  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 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
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