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situation, it would have been the extreme of vanity to be forming expectations on Mr. Crawford. I am sure his sisters, rating him as they do, must have thought it so, supposing he had meant nothing. How, then, was I to be-- to be in love with him the moment he said he was with me? How was I to have an attachment at his service, as soon as it was asked for? His sisters should consider me as well as him. The higher his deserts, the more improper for me ever to have thought of him. And, and--we think very differently of the nature of women, if they can imagine a woman so very soon capable of returning an affection as this seems to imply." ¡¡
¡¡ "My dear, dear Fanny, now I have the truth. I know this to be the truth; and most worthy of you are such feelings. I had attributed them to you before. I thought I could understand you. You have now given exactly the explanation which I ventured to make for you to your friend and Mrs. Grant, and they were both better

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principles, professional knowledge, energy, courage, and cheerfulness, everything that could deserve or promise well. Young as he was, William had already seen a great deal. He had been in the Mediterranean; in the West Indies; in the Mediterranean again; had been often taken on shore by the favour of his captain, and in the course of seven years had known every variety of danger which sea and war together could offer. With such means in

his power he had a right to be listened to; and though Mrs. Norris could fidget about the room, and disturb everybody in quest of two needlefuls of thread or a second-hand shirt button, in the midst of her nephew's account of a shipwreck or an engagement, everybody else was attentive; and even Lady Bertram could not hear of such horrors unmoved, or without sometimes lifting her eyes from her work to say, "Dear me! how disagreeable! I wonder anybody can ever go to sea."

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was known by sight, was twice hustled into the premises of our principal opponent. The conflicting interests of these touting gentlemen being of a nature to irritate their feelings, personal collisions took place; and the Commons was even scandalized by our principal inveigler (who had formerly been in the wine trade, and afterwards in the sworn brokery line) walking about for some days with a black eye. Any one of these scouts used to think nothing of politely assisting an old lady in black out of a vehicle, killing any proctor whom she inquired for,
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representing his employer as the lawful successor and representative of that proctor, and bearing the old lady off (sometimes greatly affected) to his employer's office. Many captives were brought to me in this way. As to marriage licences, the competition rose to such a pitch, that a shy gentleman in want of one, had nothing to do but submit himself to the first inveigler, or be fought for, and become the prey of the strongest. One of our clerks,

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sat down to my brown loaf, my egg, and my rasher of bacon, with a basin of milk besides, and made a most delicious meal. While I was yet in the full enjoyment of it, the old woman of the house said to the Master: ¡¡¡¡'Have you got your flute with you?' ¡¡¡¡'Yes,' he returned. ¡¡¡¡'Have a blow at it,' said the old woman, coaxingly. 'Do!' ¡¡¡¡The Master, upon this, put his hand underneath the skirts of his coat, and brought out his flute in three pieces,
he screwed together, and began immediately to play. My impression is, after many years of consideration, that there never can have been anybody in the world who played worse. He made the most dismal sounds I have ever heard produced by any means, natural or artificial. I don't know what the tunes were - if there were such things in the performance at all, which I doubt - but the influence of the strain upon me was, first, to make me think of all my sorrows until I could hardly keep my tears back; then to take away my appetite; and lastly

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eye - I want a better word to express an eye that has no depth in it to be looked into - which, when it is abstracted, seems from some peculiarity of light to be disfigured, for a moment at a time, by a cast. Several times when I glanced at him, I observed that appearance with a sort of awe, and wondered what he was thinking about so closely. His hair and whiskers were blacker and thicker, looked at so near, than even I had given them credit for being.
about the lower part of his face, and the dotted indication of the strong black beard he shaved close every day, reminded me of the wax-work that had travelled into our neighbourhood some half-a-year before. This, his regular eyebrows, and the rich white, and black, and brown, of his complexion - confound his complexion, and his memory! - made me think him, in spite of my misgivings, a very handsome man. I have no doubt that my poor dear mother thought him so

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Colonel Luscombe had an odd feeling of beingrelegated to his place.
　　"These cousins of mine, the Melfords. You thinkyou'll like living with them? If not –”
　　"Oh I think so. I like Nancy quite well. AndCousin Mildred is rather a dear."
　　"That's all rightthen?"
　　"Quite, for the present."
　　Luscombe did not know what to say to that. Whilst hewas considering what next to say, Elvira spoke. Her words were simple and direct.
　　"Have I any money?"
　　Again he took his time before answering, studyingher thoughtfully. Then he said:
　　"Yes. You've got quitea lot of money. That is to say, you will have when you are twenty-one."
　　"Who has got it now?"

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the end of the overhanging platform was a wall, in the wall, a huge, circularobservation window. Sitting in an elaborate control-chair before the window, staringout into space, was the Emperor, The uncompleted half of the Death Star could be seen immediately beyond thewindow, shuttles and transports buzzing around it, men with tight-suits androcket-packs doing exterior construction or surface work. In the near-distancebeyond all this activity was the jade green moon Endor, resting like a jewel on theblack velvet of space—and scattered to infinity, the gleaming diamonds that were thestars. The Emperor sat, regarding this view, as Vader approached from behind. TheLord of Sith kneeled and waited. The Emperor let him wait. He perused the vistabefore him with a sense of glory beyond all reckoning: this was all his. And moreglorious still, all his by his own hand.

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they headed straight for theenigmatic figure who whispered something to the lead trooper and gestured to thedocking bay. The information must have been provocative. Activating their weapons andraising them to firing position, the troops charged en masse down the docking-bayentrance. A glint of light on moving metal caught Solo's eyes as the unwelcome outlinesof the first troops showed themselves. Solo thought it unlikely they would pause toengage in casual conversation. His suspicion was confirmed before he could openhis mouth to protest their intrusion, as several dropped to their knees and opened fireon him. Solo ducked back inside, turning to yell forward. "Chewie—deflector shields, quick! Get us out of here!" A throaty roar of acknowledgment came back to him. Drawing his own pistol, Solo managed to snap off a couple of bursts from thecomparative safety of the hatchway. Seeing that their quarry was neither helplessnor comatose, the exposed troops dove for cover. The low throbbing rose to a whine, then to a deafening howl as Solo's hand camedown on the quick-release button. Immediately the overhead hatch-cover slammedshut.