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ticular　response。　She　seemed　to

ignore　what　he　said　about　marriage。　It　did　not　e　home　to　her。

He　seemed；　throughout　the　greater　part　of　his　letter；　to　be

talking　without　much　meaning。

She　replied　to　him　pleasantly　and　easily。　She　rarely　wrote

long　letters。

India　sounds　lovely。　I　can　just　see　myself　on　an　elephant

swaying　between　lanes　of　obsequious　natives。　But　I　don't　know　if

father　would　let　me　go。　We　must　see。

I　keep　living　over　again　the　lovely　times　we　have　had。　But　I

don't　think　you　liked　me　quite　so　much　towards　the　end；　did　you？

You　did　not　like　me　when　we　left　Paris。　Why　didn't　you？

I　love　you　very　much。　I　love　your　body。　It　is　so　clear　and

fine。　I　am　glad　you　do　not　go　naked；　or　all　the　women　would　fall

in　love　with　you。　I　am　very　jealous　of　it；　I　love　it　so

much。

He　was　more　or　less　satisfied　with　this　letter。　But　day　after

day　he　was　walking　about；　dead；　non…existent。

He　could　not　e　again　to　Nottingham　until　the　end　of　April。

Then　he　persuaded　her　to　go　with　him　for　a　week…end　to　a

friend's　house　near　Oxford。　By　this　time　they　were　engaged。　He

had　written　to　her　father；　and　the　thing　was　settled。　He　brought

her　an　emerald　ring；　of　which　she　was　very　proud。

Her　people　treated　her　now　with　a　little　distance；　as　if　she

had　already　left　them。　They　left　her　very　much　alone。

She　went　with　him　for　t