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"Offered! yes, I suppose he has"

"And you accept him? Say 'yes,' Cynthia, and make me happy!"

"I shan't say 'yes' to make any one happy except reat charue

her mother, and lessen Mrs Gibson's exuberance of joy, it must be

confessed; for her mind was pretty well made up But it did not

affect Mrs Gibson, who affixed even less truth to it than there

really was The idea of a residence in a new, strange country, ae people, was not without allurement to Cynthia

"You always look nice, dear; but don't you think you had better put

on that pretty lilac silk?"

"I shall not vary a thread or a shred froot on now"

"You dear, wilful creature! you know you always look lovely in

whatever you put on" So, kissing her daughter, Mrs Gibson left the

room, intent on the lunch which should impress Mr Henderson at once

with an idea of family refinement

Cynthia went upstairs to Molly; she was inclined to tell her about

Mr Henderson, but she found it impossible to introduce the subject

naturally, so she left it to tiht Molly was tired with a bad night; and her father, in

his flying visit to his darling before going out, had advised her to