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He was surprised and annoyed at first to find how decidedly his father was possessed with the idea that he was to marry his cousin, and that she, at any rate, was attached to him, whatever his feelings might be toward her; but after he had gone frankly to Erminia and told her all, he found that she was as ignorant of her uncle's plans for her as he had been; and almost as glad at any event which should frustrate them. HE WAS SURPRISED AND ANNOYED AT FIRST TO FIND HOW DECIDEDLY HIS FATHER WAS POSSESSED WITH THE IDEA THAT HE WAS TO MARRY HIS COUSIN AND THAT SHE AT ANY RATE WAS ATTACHED TO HIM WHATEVER HIS FEELINGS MIGHT BE TOWARD HER BUT AFTER HE HAD GONE FRANKLY TO A MINIA AND TOLD HER ALL HE FOUND THAT SHE WAS AS IGNORANT OF HER UNCLE'S PLANS FOR HER AS HE HAD BEEN AND ALMOST AS GLAD AT ANY EVENT WHICH SHOULD FRUSTRATE THEM
 although she longed to know, how Mr. Buxton had received the intelligence. "What did he say?" at length she inquired. "Oh! it was evidently a new idea to him that I was attached to you; and he does not take up a new idea speedily. He has had some notion, it seems, that Erminia and I were to make a match of it; but she and I agreed, when we talked it over, that we should never have fallen in love with each other if there had not been another human being in the world. Erminia is a little sensible creature, and says she does not wonder at any man falling in love with you. Nay, Maggie, don't hang your head so down; let me have a glimpse of your face." "I am sorry your father does not like it," said Maggie, sorrowfully. "So am I. But we must give him time to get reconciled. Never fear but he will like it in the long run; he has too much good taste and good feeling. He must like you." Frank did not choose to tell even Maggie how violently his father had set himself against their engagement.  DID NOT GO ON AND SHE FEARED TO ASK ALTHOUGH SHE LONGED TO KNOW HOW MISTER BUXTON HAD RECEIVED THE INTELLIGENCE WHAT DID HE SAY AT LENGTH SHE INQUIRED OH IT WAS EVIDENTLY A NEW IDEA TO HIM THAT I WAS ATTACHED TO YOU AND HE DOES NOT TAKE UP A NEW IDEA SPEEDILY HE'S HAD SOME NOTION IT SEEMS THAT EM MINIA AND I WERE TO MAKE A MATCH OF IT BUT SHE AND I AGREED WHEN WE TALKED IT OVER THAT WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER IF THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANOTHER HUMAN BEING IN THE WORLD EIA IS A LITTLE SENSIBLE CREATURE AND SHE SAYS SHE DOES NOT WONDER AT ANY MAN FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU NAY MAGGIE DON'T HANG YOUR HEAD SO DOWN LET ME HAVE A GLIMPSE OF YOUR FACE I'M SORRY YOUR FATHER DOESN'T LIKE IT SAID MAGGIE SORROWFULLY SO AM I BUT WE MUST GIVE HIM TIME TO GET RECONCILED NEVER FEAR BUT HE WILL LIKE IT IN THE LONG RUN HE HAS TOO MUCH GOOD TASTE AND GOOD FEELING HE MUST LIKE YOU FRANK DID NOT CHOOSE TO TELL MAGGIE EVEN HOW VIOLENTLY HIS FATHER HAD SET HIMSELF AGAINST THEIR ENGAGEMENT
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