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Chapter 15

           

           Butatlastthereseemedaperverseturn;itseemedallatonceasifheweremoreafraidofitsbeingabadsorethroatonheraccount,thanonHarriet’smoreanxiousthatsheshouldescapetheinfection,thanthatthereshouldbenoinfectioninthecomplaint.Hebeganwithgreatearnestnesstoentreathertorefrainfromvisitingthesick-chamberagain,forthepresenttoentreathertopromisehimnottoventureintosuchhazardtillhehadseenMr.Perryandlearnthisopinion;andthoughshetriedtolaughitoffandbringthesubjectbackintoitspropercourse,therewasnoputtinganendtohisextremesolicitudeabouther.Shewasvexed.Itdidappeartherewasnoconcealingitexactlylikethepretenceofbeinginlovewithher,insteadofHarriet;aninconstancy,ifreal,themostcontemptibleandabominable!andshehaddifficultyinbehavingwithtemper.HeturnedtoMrs.Westontoimploreherassistance,"Wouldnotshegivehimhersupport?wouldnotsheaddherpersuasionstohis,toinduceMissWoodhousenottogotoMrs.Goddard’stillitwerecertainthatMissSmith’sdisorderhadnoinfection?Hecouldnotbesatisfiedwithoutapromisewouldnotshegivehimherinfluenceinprocuringit?"

           "Soscrupulousforothers,"hecontinued,"andyetsocarelessforherself!Shewantedmetonursemycoldbystayingathometo-day,andyetwillnotpromisetoavoidthedangerofcatchinganulceratedsorethroatherself.Isthisfair,Mrs.Weston?Judgebetweenus.

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