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marriage； permitted his son to return to Northanger； and thence
made him the bearer of his consent； very courteously worded in a
page full of empty professions to Mr。 Morland。 The event which it
authorized soon followed： Henry and Catherine were married； the
bells rang； and everybody smiled； and； as this took place within a
twelvemonth from the first day of their meeting； it will not appear；
after all the dreadful delays occasioned by the General’s cruelty；
that they were essentially hurt by it。 To begin perfect happiness at
the respective ages of twenty…six and eighteen is to do pretty well；
and professing myself moreover convinced that the General’s
unjust interference； so far from being really injurious to their
felicity； was perhaps rather conducive to it； by improving their
knowledge of each other； and adding strength to their attachment；
I leave it to be settled； by whomsoever it may concern； whether the
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tendency of this work be altogether to recommend parental
tyranny； or reward filial disobedience。
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