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"How so, Mr. Brandon?"
"I believe, indeed I am sure, that you are of age?"
"Yes, I am. He meant that no one can really prevent my doing as I
please; but Amelia wanted me to ignore the whole thing because she was
so ashamed of him and his people."
"He told John so."
"And what did he answer?"
"Among other things, he said he was glad it was all over."
"Yes," said Laura, not in the least impressed by this hint, "but what
else?"
"He said, 'Joe, you ought to have been above wanting to marry any woman
who was ashamed of you. I wouldn't do such a thing on any account.'"
"He said that?" cried Laura, rather startled.
"Yes, and I quite agreed with him--I told Joe that I did."
"Did he say anything more?"
Brandon hesitated, and at length, finding that she would wait till he
spoke, he said--
"He told Joe he ought to be thankful to have the thing over, and said
that he had come out of it well, and the lady had not."
"Amelia is not half so unkind as you are," said Laura, when she had made
him say this, and a quiet tear stole down her cheek and dropped on her
hand.


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