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Chapter 4

           

           ThecharmingAugustaHawkins,inadditiontoalltheusualadvantagesofperfectbeautyandmerit,wasinpossessionofanindependentfortune,ofsomanythousandsaswouldalwaysbecalledten;apointofsomedignity,aswellassomeconvenience:thestorytoldwell;hehadnotthrownhimselfaway—hehadgainedawomanof10,000l.orthereabouts;andhehadgainedherwithsuchdelightfulrapidity—thefirsthourofintroductionhadbeensoverysoonfollowedbydistinguishingnotice;thehistorywhichhehadtogiveMrs.Coleoftheriseandprogressoftheaffairwassoglorious—thestepssoquick,fromtheaccidentalrencontre,tothedinneratMr.Green’s,andthepartyatMrs.Brown’s—smilesandblushesrisinginimportance—withconsciousnessandagitationrichlyscattered—theladyhadbeensoeasilyimpressed—sosweetlydisposed—hadinshort,touseamostintelligiblephrase,beensoveryreadytohavehim,thatvanityandprudencewereequallycontented.

           Hehadcaughtbothsubstanceandshadow—bothfortuneandaffection,andwasjustthehappymanheoughttobe;talkingonlyofhimselfandhisownconcerns—expectingtobecongratulated—readytobelaughedat—and,withcordial,fearlesssmiles,nowaddressingalltheyoungladiesoftheplace,towhom,afewweeksago,hewouldhavebeenmorecautiouslygallant.

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