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    ysoulitistrue.””ishould

    havestabbedhiotheheart,hadibee,”retuedtheaunt.

    ”yetsurelyheuldhavenodishonourabledesign;itisiossible

    hedurstnot:besides,hisproposalsshehnot;fortheyare

    notonlyhonourable,butgenerous.idontknoheagealloreatfreedo.adistantsaluteisalliwouldhaveallowedbefore

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    neverenuragedtheleastfreedoitisafoolishcustoandi

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    chasonebringoogivelipsuptoahusband;and,

    indeed,uldieverhavebeenpersuadedtorry,ibelievei

    shouldnothavesoonbeenbroughttoenduresoch.””youwillpardon

    ,dearda”saidsophia,”ifikeoneobservation:youown

    youhavehadnylovers,andthe,evenifyoushould

    denyit.yourefusedthell,and,iavinced,o

    leastangthe””yousaytrue,dearsophy,”answeredshe;”ihad

    oheofferofatitle.””hen,”saidsophia,”

    suffertorefusethisoistrue,child,saidshe,”i

    haverefusedtheofferofatitle;butitsogoodanoffer;

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    sophi”butyouhavehadverygreatproposalsfroenofvast

    fortuthefirst,northesend,northethird

    advachthatoffereditself.””io,”saidshe.

    ”ada”ntinuedsophia,”andaynotiexpecttohavea

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    despair.””ydear,dearsophy,”criestheaunt,

    ”esay””aynotbe

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    chapter5

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    .nightingalewasarrivedbeforeher.

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