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but I always suspect that class of men,' concluded Maulevrier shaking
his head significantly.
Lesbia was not much influenced by her brother's notions, she had never
been taught to think him an oracle. On the contrary, she had been told
that his life hitherto had been all foolishness.'
'When are Mary and Mr. Hammond to be married?' she asked, 'Grandmother
says they must wait a year. Mary is much too young--and so on, and so
forth. But I see no reason for waiting.'
'Surely there are reasons--financial reasons. Mr. Hammond cannot be in a
position to begin housekeeping.'
'Oh, they will risk all that. Molly is a daring girl. He proposed to her
on the top of Helvellyn, in a storm of wind and rain.'
'And she never wrote me a word about it. How very unsisterly!'
'She is as wild as a hawk, and I daresay she was too shy to tell you
anything about it.'
'Pray when did it all occur?'
'Just before I came to London.'
'Two months ago. How absurd for me to be in ignorance all this time!
Well, I hope Mary will be sensible, and not marry till Mr.


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