Wish her happiness! yes;--the happiness of the angels.
But not him, nor yet with him! And as there could be no arranging
of this, he must leave his wishes unsettled. And yet there was a
certain relief to him in the tidings he had heard. There was now no
more doubt. He need not now remain at Chowton thinking it possible
that the girl might even yet change her mind.
"And you will bear in that she wishes you to be a man."
"Why did she not make me one? But that is all, all over. You tell
her from me that I am not the man to whimper because I am hurt.
What ought a man to do that I can't do?"
"Let her know that you are going about your old pursuits. And,
Larry, would you wish her to know how it was with you at the club
last Saturday?"
"Did she hear of that?"
"I am sure she has not heard of it. But if that kind of thing
becomes a habit, of course she will hear of it. All Dillsborough
would hear of it, if that became common. At any rate it is not
manly to drown it in drink."
"Who says I do that? Nothing will drown it."
"I wouldn't speak if I had not known you so long, and loved you so
well. What she means is that you should work."
"I do work."
"And hunt. Go out to-morrow and show yourself to everybody."
"If I could break my neck I would."
"Don't let every farmer's son in the county say that Lawrence
Twentyman was so mastered by a girl that he couldn't ride on
horseback when she said him nay.
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