so in each other i think i can find my tongue to night john he added after a moment s pause but i never can tell you what unutterable joy this day has given me it would be unjust to you to speak of your having chosen a girl for i feel that you know her worth i am sure you know her worth nor will it in your estimation john which money might which money would tom he returned her worth oh who could see her here and not love her who could know her tom and not honour her who could ever stand possessed of such a heart as hers and grow indifferent to the treasure who could feel the rapture that i feel to day and love as i love her tom without knowing something of her worth your joy unutterable no no tom it s mine it s mine no no john said tom it s mine it s mine their friendly was brought to a close by little herself who came peeping in at the door and oh the the glorious half proud half timid look she gave tom when her lover drew her to his side as much as to say yes indeed tom he will do it but then he has a right you know because i am fond of him tom as to tom he was perfectly delighted he could have sat and looked at them just as they were for hours i have told tom love as we agreed that we are not going to permit him to run away and that we cannot possibly allow it the loss of one person and such a person as tom too out of our small household of three is not to be endured and so i have told him whether he is considerate or whether he is only selfish i don t know but he needn t be considerate for he is not the least restraint upon us is he dearest well he really did not seem to be any particular restraint upon them judging from what ensued was it folly in tom to be so pleased by their remembrance of him at such a time was their graceful love a folly were their dear caresses follies was their lengthened parting folly was it folly in him to watch her window from the street and rate its gleam of light above all diamonds folly in her to breathe his name upon her knees and pour out her pure heart before that being from whom such hearts and such affections come if these be follies then fiery face go on and prosper if they be not then fiery face but set the bonnet at some other single gentleman in any case for one is lost to thee for ever life and adventures chapter gives the author great concern tor it is the last the book was in high feather and mighty preparations for a late breakfast were in its commercial the morning had arrived when miss was to be united in holy matrimony to miss was in a frame of mind equally becoming to herself and the occasion she was full of and she had laid in several of live coals and was prepared to heap them on the heads of her enemies she bore no spite nor malice in her heart not the least quarrels miss said were dreadful things in families and though she never could forgive her dear papa she was willing to receive her other relations they had been separated she observed too long it was enough to call down a judgment upon the family she believed the death of was a judgment on them for their internal and miss was confirmed in this belief by the lightness with which the had failed on herself by way of doing sacrifice � not in triumph not of course in triumph but in humiliation of spirit � this amiable young person wrote therefore to her of the strong mind and informed her that her would take place on such a day that she had been much hurt by the unnatural conduct of herself and daughters and hoped they might not have suffered in their that being desirous to forgive her enemies and make her peace with the world before entering into the most solemn of with the most devoted of men she now held out the hand of friendship that if the strong minded woman took that hand in the temper in which it was extended to her she miss did invite her to be present at the ceremony of her marriage t and did invite the three red her daughters but miss did not their noses to attend as the strong minded woman returned for answer that herself and daughters were as regarded their in the enjoyment of robust health which she knew miss would be glad to hear that she had receive miss s note with delight because she never had attached the least importance to the paltry and insignificant with which herself and circle had been assailed otherwise than as she found them in the contemplation a harmless source of innocent mirth that she would joyfully attend miss s and that her three dear daughters would be happy to assist on so interesting and so very unexpected � which the strong minded woman � so very unexpected an occasion on the receipt of this gracious reply miss extended her forgiveness and her invitations to mr and mrs to mr george the bachelor cousin to the solitary female who usually had the and to the hairy young gentleman with the outline of a face of the party that had once assembled in mr s parlour after which miss remarked that there was a sweetness in doing our duty which the bitter in our cups the wedding guests had not yet assembled and indeed it was so early that miss herself 