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“Well，“sheexclaimed，withherusualenthusiasm，seizingRachelbythearm，“Icallthissplendid！Iguesseditwasgoingtohappenfromtheverybeginning！Isawyoutwoweremadeforeachother。
Nowyou’vejustgottotellmeallaboutit——when’sittobe，whereareyougoingtolive——areyoubothtremendouslyhappy？“
ButtheattentionofthegroupwasdivertedtoMrs。Elliot，whowaspassingthemwithhereagerbutuncertainmovement，carryinginherhandsaplateandanemptyhot-waterbottle。
Shewouldhavepassedthem，butMrs。Thornburywentupandstoppedher。
“Thankyou，Hughling’sbetter，“shereplied，inanswertoMrs。Thornbury’senquiry，“buthe’snotaneasypatient。Hewantstoknowwhathistemperatureis，andifItellhimhegetsanxious，andifIdon’ttellhimhesuspects。Youknowwhatmenarewhenthey’reill！
Andofcoursetherearenoneoftheproperappliances，and，thoughheseemsverywillingandanxioustohelp“(heresheloweredhervoicemysteriously)，“onecan’tfeelthatDr。Rodriguezisthesameasaproperdoctor。Ifyouwouldcomeandseehim，Mr。Hewet，“
sheadded，“Iknowitwouldcheerhimup——lyingthereinbedallday——
andtheflies——ButImustgoandfindAngelo——thefoodhere——
ofcourse，withaninvalid，onewantsthingsparticularlynice。“
Andshehurriedpasttheminsearchoftheheadwaiter。Theworryofnursingherhusbandhadfixedaplaintivefrownuponherforehead；
shewaspaleandlookedunhappyandmorethanusuallyinefficient，andhereyeswanderedmorevaguelythaneverfrompointtopoint。
“Poorthing！“Mrs。Thornburyexclaimed。ShetoldthemthatforsomedaysHughlingElliothadbeenill，andtheonlydoctoravailablewasthebrotheroftheproprietor，orsotheproprietorsaid，whoserighttothetitleofdoctorwasnotabovesuspicion。
“Iknowhowwretcheditistobeillinahotel，“Mrs。Thornburyremarked，oncemoreleadingthewaywithRacheltothegarden。
“IspentsixweeksonmyhoneymooninhavingtyphoidatVenice，“
shecontinued。“Butevenso，Ilookbackuponthemassomeofthehappiestweeksinmylife。Ah，yes，“shesaid，takingRachel’sarm，“youthinkyourselfhappynow，butit’snothingtothehappinessthatcomesafterwards。AndIassureyouIcouldfinditinmyhearttoenvyyouyoungpeople！You’veamuchbettertimethanwehad，Imaytellyou。WhenIlookbackuponit，Icanhardlybelievehowthingshavechanged。WhenwewereengagedIwasn’tallowedtogoforwalkswithWilliamalone——someonehadalwaystobeintheroomwithus——IreallybelieveIhadtoshowmyparentsallhisletters！——
thoughtheywereveryfondofhimtoo。Indeed，Imaysaytheylookeduponhimastheirownson。Itamusesme，“shecontinued，“tothinkhowstricttheyweretous，whenIseehowtheyspoiltheirgrand-children！“
Thetablewaslaidunderthetreeagain，andtakingherplacebeforetheteacups，Mrs。Thornburybeckonedandnoddeduntilshehadcollectedquiteanumberofpeople，SusanandArthurandMr。Pepper，whowerestrollingabout，waitingforthetournamenttobegin。
Amurmuringtree，ariverbrimminginthemoonlight，Terence’swordscamebacktoRachelasshesatdrinkingtheteaandlisteningtothewordswhichflowedonsolightly，sokindly，andwithsuchsilverysmoothness。Thislonglifeandallthesechildrenhadleftherverysmooth；theyseemedtohaverubbedawaythemarksofindividuality，andtohaveleftonlywhatwasoldandmaternal。
“Andthethingsyouyoungpeoplearegoingtosee！“
Mrs。Thornburycontinued。Sheincludedthemallinherforecast，sheincludedthemallinhermaternity，althoughthepartycomprisedWilliamPepperandMissAllan，bothofwhommighthavebeensupposedtohaveseenafairshareofthepanorama。
“WhenIseehowtheworldhaschangedinmylifetime，“shewenton，“Icansetnolimittowhatmayhappeninthenextfiftyyears。
Ah，no，Mr。Pepper，Idon’tagreewithyouintheleast，“shelaughed，interruptinghisgloomyremarkaboutthingsgoingsteadilyfrombadtoworse。“IknowIoughttofeelthat，butIdon’t，I’mafraid。They’regoingtobemuchbetterpeoplethanwewere。
Surelyeverythinggoestoprovethat。AllroundmeIseewomen，youngwomen，womenwithhouseholdcaresofeverysort，goingoutanddoingthingsthatweshouldnothavethoughtitpossibletodo。“
Mr。Pepperthoughthersentimentalandirrationallikealloldwomen，buthermanneroft
