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"I can't see that: it is the jolliest world in the world: everything is
bright and lovely, and everybody is happy except a few sick people, and a
few peevish ones that run to meet trouble. To-morrow I marry my sweet
Julia; Richard Hardie will find we two don't molest him, nor trouble our
heads about him. He will get used to us; and one fine day we shall say to
him, 'Now, we know all about the L. 14,000: just leave it by will to dear
Jenny, and let my friend Dodd marry her, and you can enjoy it unmolested
for your lifetime.' He will consent: and you will marry Ned, and then
you'll find the world has been wickedly slandered by dishonest men and
dismal dogs."
In this strain he continued till he made her blush a good deal and smile
a little; a sad smile.
But at last she said, "If I was sure all this is true, I think I should
go--with a heavy heart--to your wedding. If I don't, the best part of me
will be there, my prayers, and my warm, warm wishes for you both. Kiss
her for me, and tell her so; and that I hope we shall meet round His
throne soon, if we cannot meet at His altar to-morrow.
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