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circumstances which; as soon as the General would allow himself 

to be informed; they were qualified to give。 It taught him that he 

had     been   scarcely     more    misled    by   Thorpe’s     first  boast    of  the 

family   wealth   than   by   his   subsequent   malicious   overthrow   of   it; 

that  in   no  sense   of   the   word   were   they   necessitous   or   poor;   and 

that   Catherine   would   have   three   thousand   pounds。   This   was   so 

material     an   amendment   of   his   late      expectations      that  it  greatly 

contributed to smooth the descent of his pride; and by no means 

without   its   effect   was   the   private   intelligence;   which   he   was   at 

some pains to procure; that the Fullerton estate; being entirely at 

the   disposal   of   its   present   proprietor;   was   consequently   open   to 

every greedy speculation。 

    On    the   strength     of  this;   the   General;     soon    after   Eleanor’s 

marriage; permitted his   son  to  return   to  Northanger;   and   thence 

made him the bearer of his consent; very courteously worded in a 

page full of empty professions to Mr。 Morland。 The event which it 

authorized soon followed: Henry and Catherine were married; the 

bells rang; and everybody smiled; and; as this took place within a 

twelvemonth from the first day of their meeting; it will not appear; 

after  all   the   dreadful   delays   occasioned   by   the   General’s   cruelty; 

that they were essentially hurt by it。 To begin perfect happiness at 

the respective ages of twenty…six and eighteen is to do pretty well; 

and     professing     myself    moreover      convinced      that   the   General’s 

unjust     interference;     so  far   from   being    really   injurious    to   their 

felicity;   was   perhaps   rather   conducive   to   it;   by   improving   their 

knowledge of each other; and adding strength to their attachment; 

I leave it to be settled; by whomsoever it may concern; whether the 



Classics in Literature: Jane Austen                                            ElecBook 


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tendency      of   this  work    be   altogether     to  recommend        parental 

tyranny; or reward filial disobedience。 



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