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"What did he say?" at length she inquired. "Oh! it was evidently a new idea to him that I was attached to you; and he does not take up a new idea speedily. WHAT DID HE SAY AT LENGTH SHE INQUIRED OH IT WAS EVIDENTLY A NEW IDEA TO HIM THAT I WAS ATTACHED TO YOU AND HE DOES NOT TAKE UP A NEW IDEA SPEEDILY
greatest man of her acquaintance. "I am sure, sir," said she, "we are all very much obliged to you for the honor you have done our family!" He looked rather perplexed as to the nature of the honor which he had conferred without knowing it; but as the light dawned upon him, he made answer in a frank, merry way, which was yet full of respect for his future mother-in-law: "And I am sure I am truly grateful for the honor one of your family has done me." When Nancy brought in tea she was dressed in her fine-weather Sunday gown; the first time it had ever been worn out of church, and the walk to and fro. After tea, Frank asked Maggie if she would walk out with him; and accordingly they climbed the Fell-Lane and went out upon the moors, which seemed vast and boundless as their love. "Have you told your father?" asked Maggie; a dim anxiety lurking in her heart. "Yes," said Frank. He did not go on; and she feared to ask, although she longed to know, how Mr. Buxton had received the intelligence. IE'S BETROTHED OR AS THE SON OF THE GREATEST MAN OF HER ACQUAINTANCE I AM SURE SIR SAID SHE WE'RE ALL VERY MUCH OBLIGED TO YOU FOR THE HONOUR YOU HAVE DONE OUR FAMILY HE LOOKED RATHER PERPLEXED AS TO THE NATURE OF THE HONOUR WHICH HE HAD CONFERRED WITHOUT KNOWING IT BUT AS THE LIGHT DAWNED UPON HIM HE MADE ANSWER IN A FRANK MERRY WAY WHICH WAS YET FULL OF RESPECT FOR HIS FUTURE MOTHER IN LAW AND I AM SURE I AM TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THE HONOUR ONE OF YOUR FAMILY HAS DONE ME WHEN NANCY BROUGHT HIM TEA SHE WAS DRESSED IN HER FINE WEATHER SUNDAY GOWN THE FIRST TIME IT HAD EVER BEEN WORN OUT OF CHURCH AND THE WALK TO AND FRO AFTER TEA FRANK ASKED MAGGIE IF SHE COULD WALK OUT HIM AND ACCORDINGLY THEY CLIMBED THE FELL LANE AND WENT OUT UPON THE MOORS WHICH SEEMED VAST AND BOUNDLESS AS THEIR LOVE HAVE YOU TOLD YOUR FATHER ASKED MAGGIE A DIM ANXIETY LURKING IN HER HEART YES SAID FRANK HE DID NOT GO ON AND SHE FEARED TO ASK ALTHOUGH SHE LONGED TO KNOW HOW MISTER BUXTON HAD RECEIVED THE INTELLIGENCE
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