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in its style, though that style may not be the bestAnd to tell
you the truth,” speaking rather lower, “I do not think that I shall
ever see Sotherton again with so much pleasure as I do nowAnother
summer will hardly improve it to me
After a moment’s embarrassment the lady replied, “You are too much
a man of the world not to see with the eyes of the worldIf other
people think Sotherton improved, I have no doubt that you will
“I am afraid I am not quite so much the man of the world as
might be good for me in some pointsMy feelings are not quite so
evanescent, nor my memory of the past under such easy dominion
as one finds to be the case with men of the world
This was followed by a short silenceMiss Bertram began again
“You seemed to enjoy your drive here very much this morningI
was glad to see you so well entertainedYou and Julia were laughing
the whole way
“Were we? Yes, I believe we were; but I have not the least recollection
at whatOh! I believe I was relating to her some ridiculous
stories of an old Irish groom of my uncle’sYour sister loves to laugh
“You think her more light-hearted than I am?”
“More easily amused,” he replied; “consequently, you know,” smiling,
“better companyI could not have hoped to entertain you with
Irish anecdotes during a ten miles’ drive
“Naturally, I believe, I am as lively as Julia, but I have more to
think of now
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“You have, undoubtedly; and there are situations in which very
high spirits would denote insensibilityYour prospects, however, are
too fair to justify want of spiritsYou have a very smiling scene
before you
“Do you mean literally or figuratively? Literally, I concludeYes,
certainly, the sun shines, and the park looks very cheerfulBut unluckily
that iron gate, that ha-ha, give me a feeling of restraint and
hardship“I cannot get out, as the starling sai