? ? ? ? "I hope he has had no bad news," said Lady Middleton. "It must be something extraordinary that could make Colonel Brandon leave my breakfast table so suddenly."
? ? ? ? In about five minutes he returned.
? ? ? ? "No bad news, Colonel, I hope;" said Mrs. Jennings, as soon as he entered the room.
? ? ? ? "None at all, ma'am, I thank you."
? ? ? ? "Was it from Avignon? I hope it is not to say that your sister is worse."
? ? ? ? "No, ma'am. It came from town, and is merely a letter of business."
? ? ? ? "But how came the hand to discompose you so much, if it was only a letter of business? Come, come, this won't do, Colonel; so let us hear the truth of it."
? ? ? ? "My dear madam," said Lady Middleton, "recollect what you are saying."
? ? ? ? "Perhaps it is to tell you that your cousin Fanny is married?" said Mrs. Jennings, without attending to her daughter's reproof.
? ? ? ? "No, indeed, it is not."
? ? ? ? "Well, then, I know who it is from, Colonel.
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