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薄�e murmured; “the eye is well managed: the colour; light; expression; are perfect。 It smiles!”
“Would it fort; or would it wound you to have a similar painting? Tell me that。 When you are at Madagascar; or at the Cape; or in India; would it be a consolation to have that memento in your possession? or would the sight of it bring recollections calculated to enervate and distress?”
He now furtively raised his eyes: he glanced at me; irresolute; disturbed: he again surveyed the picture。
“That I should like to have it is certain: whether it would be judicious or wise is another question。”
Since I had ascertained that Rosamond really preferred him; and that her father was not likely to oppose the match; I—less exalted in my views than St。 John—had been strongly disposed in my own heart to advocate their union。 It seemed to me that; should he bee the possessor of Mr。 Oliver’s large fortune; he might do as much good with it as if he went and laid his genius out to wither; and his strength to waste; under a tropical sun。 With this persuasion I now answered—
“As far as I can see; it would be wiser and more judicious if you were to take to yourself the original at once。”
By this time he had sat down: he had laid the picture on the table before him; and with his brow supported on both hands; hung fondly over it。 I discerned he was now neither angry nor shocked at my audacity。 I saw even that to be thus frankly addressed on a subject he had d
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