"
"It is complete," replied his mother, having recourse to a dishonest
evasion; "the girl and her parents have but one opinion. Indeed, I
always did the poor thing the credit to believe that she never was
capable of entertaining an opinion of her own, and it now turns out a
very fortunate thing for Harry that it is so; but of course he has made
an impression upon her."
"As to that, mamma," said Maria, "I don't know--he may, or he may not;
but of this I am satisfied, that Alice Goodwin is a girl who can form
an opinion for herself, and that, whatever that opinion be, she will
neither change or abandon it upon slight grounds. I know her well, but
if she has consented to marry Harry she will marry him, and that is all
that is to be said about it."
"I thought she would," said Harry; "I told you, Charley, that I didn't
think I was a fool--didn't I?"
"I know you did, Harry," replied his brother; "but I don't know how--it
strikes me that I would rather have any other man's opinion on that
subject than your own; however, time will tell."
"It will tell, of course; and if it proves me a fool, I will give
you leave to clap the fool's cap on me for life.
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