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I Am a New Boy in More Senses than One

           

           ‘Nonsense,nonsense,’saidtheDoctor.

           ‘No,no,Ibegyourpardon,’retortedtheOldSoldier.‘Withnobodypresent,butourdearandconfidentialfriendMr.Wickfield,Icannotconsenttobeputdown.Ishallbegintoasserttheprivilegesofamother-in-law,ifyougoonlikethat,andscoldyou.Iamperfectlyhonestandoutspoken.WhatIamsaying,iswhatIsaidwhenyoufirstoverpoweredmewithsurpriseyourememberhowsurprisedIwas?byproposingforAnnie.Notthattherewasanythingsoverymuchoutoftheway,inthemerefactoftheproposalitwouldberidiculoustosaythat!butbecause,youhavingknownherpoorfather,andhavingknownherfromababysixmonthsold,Ihadn’tthoughtofyouinsuchalightatall,orindeedasamarryingmaninanyway,simplythat,youknow.’

           ‘Aye,aye,’returnedtheDoctor,good-humouredly.‘Nevermind.’

           ‘ButIDOmind,’saidtheOldSoldier,layingherfanuponhislips.‘Imindverymuch.IrecallthesethingsthatImaybecontradictedifIamwrong.Well!ThenIspoketoAnnie,andItoldherwhathadhappened.Isaid,“Mydear,here’sDoctorStronghaspositivelybeenandmadeyouthesubjectofahandsomedeclarationandanoffer.”DidIpressitintheleast?No.Isaid,“Now,Annie,tellmethetruththismoment;isyourheartfree?”“Mama,”shesaidcrying,“Iamextremelyyoung”whichwasperfectlytrue“andIhardlyknowifIhaveaheartatall.

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