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Scenes of Clerical Life

CHAPTER 7
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But she's yoong--she's yoong; that'll wear off when she's got a hoosband, an' children, an' summat else to think on.

Sir Cristhifer's fain an' delaighted, I can see.
He says to me th' other mornin', says he, "Well, Bates, what do you think of your young misthress as is to be ?" An' I says, "Whay, yer honour, I think she's as fain a lass as iver I set eyes on; an' I wish the Captain luck in a fain family, an' your honour laife an' health to see't." Mr.
Warren says as the masther's all for forrardin' the weddin', an' it'll very laike be afore the autumn's oot.' As Mr.Bates ran on, Caterina felt something like a painful contraction at her heart.

'Yes,' she said, rising, 'I dare say it will.

Sir Christopher is very anxious for it.

But I must go, uncle Bates; Lady Cheverel will be wanting me, and it is your dinner-time.' 'Nay, my dinner doon't sinnify a bit; but I moosn't kaep ye if my ledy wants ye.


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