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Ferdinand for example who bybook1 the authority derived to him from the injunctions of the old Count sometimes took upon himself the office of an adviser cunningly chosebook22 to counsel the son at those conjunctures when he knew him least able to bear such expostulation. Our adventurer and the daughter had already exchanged their vows by the expressive language of the eyes he had even declared himself in some tender ejaculations which had been softly whispered in her ear when he could snatch an opportunity of venting them unperceived nay he had upon divers occasions gently squeezed her fair hand on pretence of tuning her harpsichord and been favoured with returns of the same cordial pressure so that instead of accosting her with the fearful hesitation and reserve of a timid swain he told her after the exercise of the douxyeux that he was come to confer with her upon a subject that nearly concerned her peace and asked if she had not observed of late an evident abatement of friendship in her mothers behaviour to him whom she had formerly treated with such marks of favour and respect.... read all
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