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And now, on receiving Will's letter, Mr Casaubon had to consider his

duty He would never have been easy to call his action anything else

than duty; but in this case, contending ations

Should he apply directly to Mr Brooke, and deentleman to revoke his proposal? Or should he consult Sir Jaainst a step which

touched the whole family? In either case Mr Casaubon are that

failure was just as probable as success It was impossible for him to

mention Dorothea's naency Mr Brooke was as likely as not, afterall

representations with apparent assent, to wind up by saying, "Never

fear, Casaubon! Depend upon it, young Ladislaill do you credit

Depend upon it, I have put " And Mr

Casaubon shrank nervously fro on the subject with Sir

James Chettam, bethom and himself there had never been any

cordiality, and ould immediately think of Dorothea without any

mention of her