[The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope]@TWC D-Link bookThe Eustace Diamonds CHAPTER XV 18/30
I wish you joy with all my heart, Lucy.
There is not a word to be said against him." "Against him!" said Lucy, who thought that this was very insufficient praise. "What I mean is, that when I objected to his coming here I was only afraid that he couldn't afford,--or would think, you know, that in his position he couldn't afford to marry a wife without a fortune." "He may come now, Lady Fawn ?" "Well,--yes; I think so.
I shall be glad just to say a word to him. Of course you are in my hands, and I do love you so dearly, Lucy! I could not bear that anything but good should happen to you." "This is good," said Lucy. "It won't be good, and Mr.Greystock won't think you good, if you don't come and eat your breakfast." So Lucy was led back into the parlour, and sipped her tea and crunched her toast, while Lydia came and stood over her. "Of course it is from him ?" whispered Lydia.
Lucy again nodded her head while she was crunching her toast. The fact that Mr.Greystock had proposed in form to Lucy Morris was soon known to all the family, and the news certainly did take away something from the importance which would otherwise have been attached to Lizzie's departure.
There was not the same awe of the ceremony, the same dread of some scene, which, but for Frank Greystock's letter, would have existed.
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