sleep on the sofa; and no sound broke the silence.
Mrs. Thornton gave Mr. Bell her formal, hospitable welcome. Gilbert Arenas Koszulki She was never so gracious as when receiving her Son’s friends in her son’s house; and the more unexpected they were, the more honour to her admirable housekeeping preparations for comfort.
‘How is Miss Hale?’ she asked.
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‘I am sure it is very well for her that Aleksandar Kolarov Jersey she has such a friend as you.’
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‘She must indeed be weak,’ said Mrs. Thornton, with an implied meaning which her son understood well. ‘But where,’ continued Mrs. Thornton, ‘have these relations been all this time that Miss Hale has appeared almost friendless, and has certainly had a good deal of anxiety to bear?’ But she did not feel interest enough in the answer to her question to wait for it. She left the room to make her household arrangements.
‘They have been living abroad. They have some kind of claim upon her. I will do them that justice. The aunt brought her up, and she and the cousin have been like sisters. The thing vexing me, you see, is that I wanted to take her for a child of my own; and I am jealous of these people, who don’t seem to value the privilege of their right. Now it would be different if Frederick claimed her.’
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‘I never heard his name before. Where is he? Who is he?’
‘Surely I told you about him, when the family first came to Milton |