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But Captain Bramble himself could not seem to understand this, notwithstanding she was perfectly frank and open with him. BUT CAPTAIN BRAMBLE HIMSELF COULD NOT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THIS NOTWITHSTANDING SHE WAS PERFECTLY FRANK AND OPEN WITH HIM
er such singular circumstances, led him once more to press this suit, and now, as she regarded him largely in the light of a protector, the widow quite approved of his intimacy, and indeed, as far as propriety would permit, seconded his suit with her daughter. When in India, she had looked most favorably upon Captain Bramble's intimacy with her child, where there were accessory circumstances to further her claims; but now she soon told her daughter in private, that Captain Bramble was a match fit and proper in all respects for such as she was. "But, mother--" "Well, my child?" "Suppose, for instance, that I do not like Captain Bramble, then is he a fitting match for me?" "Not like him, my child?" "Yes, mother, not like him." "Why, is he not gentlemanly?" "Yes." "And of good family?" "Undoubtedly." "And handsome, and--" "Hold, mother, you need not extend the catalogue. Captain Bramble can never be my husband," she said, in a mild but determined tone that her mother understood very well. WEEN MISS HUNTINGTON AND HER REJECTED LOVER CAPTAIN BRAMBLE UNDER SUCH SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCES LED HIM ONCE MORE TO PRESS THIS SUIT AND NOW AS SHE REGARDED HIM LARGELY IN THE LIGHT OF A PROTECTOR THE WIDOW QUITE APPROVED OF HIS INTIMACY AND INDEED AS FAR AS PROPRIETY WOULD PERMIT SECONDED HIS SUIT WITH HER DAUGHTER WHEN IN INDIA SHE HAD LOOKED MOST FAVORABLY UPON CAPTAIN BRAMBLE'S INTIMACY WITH HER CHILD WHERE THERE WERE ACCESSORY CIRCUMSTANCES TO FURTHER HER CLAIMS BUT NOW SHE SOON TOLD HER DAUGHTER IN PRIVATE THAT CAPTAIN BRAMBLE WAS A MATCH FIT AND PROPER IN ALL RESPECTS FOR SUCH AS SHE WAS BUT MOTHER WELL MY CHILD SUPPOSE FOR INSTANCE THAT I DO NOT LIKE CAPTAIN BRAMBLE THEN IS HE A FITTING MATCH FOR ME NOT LIKE HIM MY CHILD YES MOTHER NOT LIKE HIM WHY IS HE NOT GENTLEMANLY YES AND OF GOOD FAMILY UNDOUBTEDLY AND HANDSOME AND HOLD MOTHER YOU NEED NOT EXTEND THE CATALOGUE CAPTAIN BRAMBLE CAN NEVER BE MY HUSBAND SHE SAID IN A MILD BUT DETERMINED TONE THAT HER MOTHER UNDERSTOOD VERY WELL
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