“That’sright；andinLondon，ofcourse，ahouseofyourown：nolongerwiththeAdmiral。MydearestHenry，theadvantagetoyouofgettingawayfromtheAdmiralbeforeyourmannersarehurtbythecontagionofhis，beforeyouhavecontractedanyofhisfoolishopinions，orlearnedtositoveryourdinnerasifitwerethebestblessingoflife!_You_arenotsensibleofthegain，foryourregardforhimhasblindedyou；but，inmyestimation，yourmarryingearlymaybethesavingofyou。TohaveseenyougrowliketheAdmiralinwordordeed，lookorgesture，wouldhavebrokenmyheart。“
“Well，well，wedonotthinkquitealikehere。
TheAdmiralhashisfaults，butheisaverygoodman，andhasbeenmorethanafathertome。Fewfatherswouldhaveletmehavemyownwayhalfsomuch。YoumustnotprejudiceFannyagainsthim。Imusthavethemloveoneanother。“
Maryrefrainedfromsayingwhatshefelt，thattherecouldnotbetwopersonsinexistencewhosecharactersandmannerswerelessaccordant：timewoulddiscoverittohim；
butshecouldnothelp_this_reflectionontheAdmiral。