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Maggie looked upon this change with mingled feelings. She had always from a child pictured Edward to herself as taking her father's place. When she had thought of him as a man, it was as contemplative, grave, and gentle, as she remembered her father. MAGGIE LOOKED UPON THIS CHANGE WITH MINGLED FEELINGS SHE HAD ALWAYS FROM A CHILD PICTURED EDWARD TO HERSELF AS TAKING HER FATHER'S PLACE WHEN SHE HAD THOUGHT OF HIM AS A MAN IT WAS AS COMPLATIVE GRAVE AND GENTLE AS SHE REMEMBERED HER FATHER
o his father about it." Mrs. Browne sighed. "What will Mr. Buxton say?" asked she, dolefully. "Say! Why don't you see it was he who first put it into my head, by telling me that first Christmas holidays, that I should be his agent. That would be something, would it not? Harry Bish says he thinks a thousand a-year might be made of it." His loud, decided, rapid talking overpowered Mrs. Browne; but she resigned herself to his wishes with more regrets than she had ever done before. It was not the first case in which fluent declamation has taken the place of argument. Edward was articled to Mr. Bish, and thus gained his point. There was no one with power to resist his wishes, except his mother and Mr. Buxton. The former had long acknowledged her son's will as her law; and the latter, though surprised and almost disappointed at a change of purpose which he had never anticipated in his plans for Edward's benefit, gave his consent, and even advanced some of the money requisite for the premium.  BISH HAS SPOKEN TO HIS FATHER ABOUT IT MISSUS BROWN SIGHED WHAT WILL MISTER BUXTON SAY ASKED SHE DOLEFULLY SAY WHY DON'T YOU SEE IT WAS HE WHO FIRST PUT IT INTO MY HEAD BY TELLING ME THAT FIRST CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS THAT I SHOULD BE HIS AGENT THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING WOULD IT NOT HARRY BISHOP SAYS HE THINKS A THOUSAND A YEAR MIGHT BE MADE OF IT HIS LOUD DECIDED RAPID TALKING OVERPOWERED MISSUS BROWN BUT SHE RESIGNED HERSELF TO HIS WISHES WITH MORE REGRET THAN SHE HAD EVER DONE BEFORE IT WAS NOT THE FIRST CASE IN WHICH FLUENT DECLAMATION HAS TAKEN THE PLACE OF ARGUMENT EDWARD WAS ARTICLED TO MISTER BISH AND THUS GAINED HIS POINT THERE WAS NO ONE WITH POWER TO RESIST HIS WISHES EXCEPT HIS MOTHER AND MISTER BUXTON THE FORMER HAD LONG ACKNOWLEDGED HER SON'S WILL AS HER LAW AND THE LATTER THOUGH SURPRISED AND ALMOST DISAPPOINTED AT A CHANGE OF PURPOSE WHICH HE HAD NEVER ANTICIPATED IN HIS PLANS FOR EDWARD'S BENEFIT GAVE HIS CONSENT AND EVEN ADVANCED SOME OF THE MONEY REQUISITE FOR THE PREMIUM
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