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All this was news to Maggie. She had never thought that either Erminia or Frank was particularly fond of the other; still less had she had any idea of Mr. Buxton's plans for them. ALL THIS WAS NEWS TO MAGGIE SHE'D NEVER THOUGHT THAT EITHER A MINNIE OR FRANK WAS PARTICULARLY FOND OF THE OTHER STILL LESS HAD SHE ANY IDEA OF MISTER BUXTON'S PLANS THEM
ling up, as she remembered, half unconsciously, how little he had seemed to care for anything but herself. "Why, what a thing it is for you!" said Mrs. Browne, quite roused up from her languor and her head-ache. "Everybody said he was engaged to Miss Erminia. Are you quite sure you made no mistake, child? What did he say? Young men are so fond of making fine speeches; and young women are so silly in fancying they mean something. I once knew a girl who thought that a gentleman who sent her mother a present of a sucking-pig, did it as a delicate way of making her an offer. Tell me his exact words." But Maggie blushed, and either would not or could not. So Mrs. Browne began again: "Well, if you're sure, you're sure. I wonder how he brought his father round. So long as he and Erminia have been planned for each other! That very first day we ever dined there after your father's death, Mr. Buxton as good as told me all about it. I fancied they were only waiting till they were out of mourning. T MUCH SAID MAGGIE DIMPLING UP AS SHE REMEMBERED HALF UNCONSCIOUSLY HOW LITTLE HE HAD SEEMED TO CARE FOR ANYTHING BUT HERSELF WHY WHAT A THING IT IS FOR YOU SAID MISSUS BROWNE QUITE ROUSED UP FROM HER LANGUOR AND HER HEADACHE EVERYBODY SAID HE WAS ENGAGED TO MISS EM MINIA ARE YOU QUITE SURE YOU'VE MADE NO MISTAKE CHILD WHAT DID HE SAY YOUNG MEN ARE SO FOND OF MAKING FINE SPEECHES AND YOUNG WOMEN ARE SO SILLY IN FANCYING THEY MEAN SOMETHING I ONCE KNEW A GIRL WHO THOUGHT THAT A GENTLEMAN WHO SENT HER MOTHER A PRESENT OF A SUCKING PIG DID IT AS A DELICATE WAY OF MAKING HER AN OFFER TELL ME HIS EXACT WORDS BUT MAGGIE BLUSHED AND EITHER WOULD NOT OR COULD NOT SO MISSUS BROWNE BEGAN AGAIN WELL IF YOU'RE SURE YOU'RE SURE I WONDER HOW HE BROUGHT HIS FATHER ROUND SO LONG AS HE AND A MINIA HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR EACH OTHER THAT VERY FIRST DAY WE EVER DINED THERE AFTER YOUR FATHER'S DEATH MISTER BUXTON AS GOOD AS TOLD ME ALL ABOUT IT I FANCIED THEY WERE ONLY WAITING TILL THEY WERE OUT OF MOURNING
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