The Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott
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the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
Excellent creature! I will not tease you. Everything shall take its course. But, dear Fanny, you must allow that you were not so absolutely unprepared to have the question asked as your cousin fancies. It is not possible but that you must have had some thoughts on the subject, some surmises as to what might be. You must have seen that he was trying to please you by every attention in his power. Was not he devoted to you at the ball? And then before the ball,
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the necklace! Oh! you received it just as it was meant. You were as conscious as heart could desire. I remember it perfectly." ¡¡¡¡ "Do you mean, then, that your brother knew of the necklace beforehand? Oh! Miss Crawford, _that_ was not fair." ¡¡¡¡ "Knew of it! It was his own doing entirely, his own thought. I am ashamed to say that it had never entered my head, but I was delighted to act on his proposal for both your sakes."