CHAPTERXXXIX
WHATTHEWORLDSAYSABOUTBLOOD
\'Beatrice，\'saidFrank，rushingsuddenlyintohissister\'sroom，\'Iwantyoutodomeoneespecialfavour。\'ThiswasthreeorfourdaysafterhehadspokentoMaryThorne。Sincethattimehehadspokentononeofhisfamilyonthesubject；buthewasonlypostponingfromdaytodaythetaskoftellinghisfather。Hehadnowcompletedhisroundofvisitstothekennel，masterhuntsman，andstablesofthecountyhunt，andwasatlibertytoattendtohisownaffairs。Sohehaddecidedonspeakingtothesquirethatveryday；buthefirstmadehisrequesttohissister。
\'Iwantyoutodomeoneespecialfavour。\'ThedayforBeatrice\'smarriagehadnowbeenfixed，anditwasnottobeverydistant。MrOrielhadurgedthattheirhoneymoontripwouldlosehalfitsdelightsiftheydidnottakeadvantageofthefineweather；andBeatricehadnothingtoallegeinanswer。Thedayhadjustbeenfixed，andwhenFrankranintoherroomwithhisspecialrequest，shewasnotinahumourtorefusehimanything。
\'Ifyouwishmetobeatyourwedding，youmustdoit。\'