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"I durst not ride down that hill; and Jem is holding my horse, so I may not stay very long; now begin, Maggie, at once, and go into a rhapsody about Frank. 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. I DURST NOT RIDE DOWN THAT HILL AND JEM IS HOLDING MY HORSE SO I MAY NOT STAY VERY LONG NOW 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
olently his father had set himself against their engagement. 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. Indeed she came to the moorland cottage on the following day, after Frank had returned to Cambridge. She had left her horse in charge of the groom, near the fir-trees on the heights, and came running down the slope in her habit. Maggie went out to meet her, with just a little wonder at her heart if what Frank had said could possibly be true; and that Erminia, living in the house with him, could have remained indifferent to him. Erminia threw her arms round her neck, and they sat down together on the court-steps. TO TELL MAGGIE EVEN HOW VIOLENTLY HIS FATHER HAD SET HIMSELF AGAINST THEIR ENGAGEMENT 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 INDEED SHE CAME TO THE MORLAND COTTAGE ON THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER FRANK HAD RETURNED TO CAMBRIDGE SHE HAD LEFT HER HORSE IN CHARGE OF THE GROOM NEAR THE FIR TREES ON THE HEIGHTS AND CAME RUNNING DOWN THE SLOPE IN HER HABIT MAGGIE WENT OUT TO MEET HER WITH JUST A LITTLE WONDER AT HER HEART IF WHAT FRANK HAD SAID COULD POSSIBLY BE TRUE AND THAT ERMINIA LIVING IN THE HOUSE WITH HIM COULD HAVE REMAINED INDIFFERENT TO HIM ERMEIL THREW HER ARMS AROUND HER NECK THEY SAT DOWN TOGETHER ON THE COURT STEPS
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