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"Yes, yes" (with a blush), "there aresisters But where a to? Well, my dear Catherine, the case seeainst poor John--is not it so?"

"I certainly cannot return his affection, and as certainly never e it"

"Since that is the case, I am sure I shall not tease you any further

John desired me to speak to you on the subject, and therefore I have But I confess, as soon as I read his letter, I thought it a very foolish, iood of either; for ere you to live upon, supposing you ca, to be sure, but it is not a trifle that will support a family nowadays; and after all that ro without money I only wonder John could think of it; he could not have received ?--You are convinced that I neverme till this ly, "I do not pretend to deterns in time past may have been All that is best known to yourself A little harmless flirtation or so will occur, and one is often drawn on to give ement than one wishes to stand by But you e you severely All those things should be allowed for in youth and high spirits What one means one day, you know, one e, opinions alter"

"But my opinion of your brother never did alter; it was always the sa what never happened"

"My dearest Catherine," continued the other without at all listening to her, "I would not for all the world be the ement before you knehat you were about I do not think anything would justifyyou to sacrifice all your happiness e my brother, because he is ht be just as happy without you, for people seldo eable and inconstant

What I say is, why should a brother's happiness be dearer to me than a friend's? You know I carry h