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My dear Mrs Finching, you were not to bla, too dependent and helpless, to do anything but

accept our separation--Pray think how long ago,' gently remonstrated

Arthur 'One more remark,' proceeded Flora with unslackened volubility,

'I wish to make, one more explanation I wish to offer, for five days I

had a cold in the head fro-roo-room still on the first floor

and still at the back of the house to confirm my words--when that dreary

period had passed a lull succeeded years rolled on and Mr F became

acquainted with us at a mutual friend's, he was all attention he called

next day he soon began to call three evenings a week and to send

in little things for supper it was not love on Mr F's part it was

adoration, Mr F proposed with the full approval of Papa and what could

I do?'

'Nothing whatever,' said Arthur, with the cheerfulest readiness, 'but

what you did Let an old friend assure you of his full conviction that

you did quite right' 'One last re commonplace life with a

wave of her hand, 'I wish to make, one last explanation I wish to offer,

there was a ti

mistaken, but that is past and was not to be, dear Mr Clennaolden chain you are free I trust you may be happy, here

is Papa who is always tireso in his nose everywhere where