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IamsometimesdisposedtorepentthatIdidnotletCharlesbuyVernonCastle,whenwewereobligedtosellitbutitwasatryingcircumstance,especiallyasthesaletookplaceexactlyatthetimeofhismarriageandeverybodyoughttorespectthedelicacyofthosefeelingswhichcouldnotendurethatmyhusband’sdignityshouldbelessenedbyhisyoungerbrother’shavingpossessionofthefamilyestate.Couldmattershavebeensoarrangedastopreventthenecessityofourleavingthecastle,couldwehavelivedwithCharlesandkepthimsingle,IshouldhavebeenveryfarfrompersuadingmyhusbandtodisposeofitelsewherebutCharleswasonthepointofmarryingMissDeCourcy,andtheeventhasjustifiedme.Herearechildreninabundance,andwhatbenefitcouldhaveaccruedtomefromhispurchasingVernon?Myhavingpreventeditmayperhapshavegivenhiswifeanunfavourableimpression,butwherethereisadispositiontodislike,amotivewillneverbewantingandastomoneymattersithasnotwithheldhimfrombein
