The Last Chronicle of Barset

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The Last Chronicle of Barset Anthony Trollope

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The Last Chronicle of Barset
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  ’Yes;theheartlessandunfeelingdo。Asthebodilystrengthfailsandthepowerofcontrolbecomeslessened,thenaturalaptitudeofthemanpronouncesitselfmoreclearly。Itakeitthatthatisit。HadMrsProudielivedtobeandhundredandfifty,shewouldhavespokenspitefulliesonherdeathbed。’ThenMrsGrantlytoldherselfthatherhusband,shouldhelivetobehundredandfifty,wouldstillbeexpressinghishorrorofMrsProudie——evenonhisdeathbed。

  AssoonastheletterfromMrsArabinhadreachedPlumstead,thearchdeaconandhiswifearrangedthattheywouldbothgotogethertothedeanery。Therewerethedoubletidingstobetold——thoseofMrCrawley’sassuredinnocence,andthosealsoofMrsArabin’sinstantreturn。AndastheywenttogethervariousideaswerepassingthroughtheirmindsinreferencetothemarriageoftheirsonwithGraceCrawley。Theywerebothnowreconciledtoit。MrsGrantlyhadlongceasedtofeelanyoppositiontoit,eventhoughshehadnotseenGrace;andthearchdeaconwaspreparedtogiveway。Hadhenotpromisedthatinacertaincasehewouldgiveway,andhadnotthatcasecometopass?Hehadnowishtogobackfromhisword。Buthehadadifficultyinthis——thathelikedtomakealltheaffairsofhislifematterforenjoyment,almostfortriumph;buthowwashetobetriumphantoverthismarriage,orhowevenwashetoenjoyit,seeingthathehadopposeditsobitterly?Thoseposters,thoughtheywerenowpulleddown,hadbeenuponabarnendsandwallspatent——alas,toopatent——toalltheworldofBarsetshire!

  ’WhatwillMrCrawleydonow,doyousuppose?’saidMrsGrantly。

  ’Whatwillhedo?’

  ’Yes;musthegoonatHogglestock?’

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