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"Papa did, and was very happy," said Maggie. "Yes! after he had been at Oxford," replied Edward, a little nonplussed by this reference to one whose memory even the most selfish and thoughtless must have held in respect. PAPA DID AND WAS VERY HAPPY SAID MAGGIE YES AFTER YOU'VE BEEN TO IT AT OXFORD REPLIED EDWARD A LITTLE NONPLUSSED BY THIS REFERENCE TO ONE WHOSE MEMORY EVEN THE MOST SELFISH AND THOUGHTLESS MUST HAVE HELD IN RESPECT
r was fitted for so sacred an office; she rather thought that the profession itself, when once assumed, would purify the character; but, in fact, his fitness or unfitness for holy orders entered little into her mind. She had a respect for the profession, and his father had belonged to it. "I had rather see you a curate at seventy pounds a-year, than an attorney with seven hundred," replied she. "And you know your father was always asked to dine everywhere--to places where I know they would not have asked Mr. Bish, of Woodchester, and he makes his thousand a-year. Besides, Mr. Buxton has the next presentation to Combehurst, and you would stand a good chance for your father's sake. And in the mean time you should live here, if your curacy was any way near." "I dare say! Catch me burying myself here again. My dear mother, it's a very respectable place for you and Maggie to live in, and I dare say you don't find it dull; but the idea of my quietly sitting down here is something too absurd! ONSIDER WHETHER HIS CHARACTER WAS FITTED FOR SO SACRED AN OFFICE SHE RATHER THOUGHT THAT THE PROFESSION ITSELF WHEN ONCE ASSUMED WOULD PURIFY THE CHARACTER BUT IN FACT HIS FITNESS OR UNFITNESS FOR HOLY ORDERS ENTERED LITTLE INTO HER MIND SHE HAD A RESPECT FOR THE PROFESSION AND HIS FATHER HAD BELONGED TO IT I HAD RATHER SEE YOU A CURATE AT SEVENTY POUNDS A YEAR THAN AN ATTORNEY WITH SEVEN HUNDRED REPLIED SHE AND YOU KNOW YOUR FATHER WAS ALWAYS ASKED TO DINE EVERYWHERE TO PLACES WHERE I KNOW THEY WOULD NOT HAVE ASKED MISTER BISHOP OF WOODCHESTER AND HE MAKES HIS THOUSAND A YEAR BESIDES MISTER BUXTON HAS THE NEXT PRESENTATION TO COOMBHURST AND YOU WOULD STAND A GOOD CHANCE FOR YOUR FATHER'S SAKE AND IN THE MEANTIME YOU SHOULD LIVE HERE IF YOUR CURACY WAS ANYWAY NEAR I DARE SAY CATCH ME BURYING MYSELF HERE AGAIN MY DEAR MOTHER IS A VERY RESPECTABLE PLACE FOR YOU AND MAGGIE TO LIVE IN AND I DARE SAY YOU DON'T FIND IT DULL BUT THE IDEA OF MY QUIETLY SITTING DOWN HERE IS SOMETHING TOO ABSURD
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