? ? ? ? "Nay, but there is no such confounded hurry. Who knows when we may be together again? Not but that I shall be down again by the end of a fortnight, and a devilish long fortnight it will appear to me."
? ? ? ? "Then why do you stay away so long?" replied Catherine--finding that he waited for an answer.
? ? ? ? "That is kind of you, however--kind and good-natured. I shall not forget it in a hurry. But you have more good nature and all that, than anybody living, I believe. A monstrous deal of good nature, and it is not only good nature, but you have so much, so much of everything; and then you have such-- upon my soul, I do not know anybody like you."
? ? ? ? "Oh! dear, there are a great many people like me, I dare say, only a great deal better. Good morning to you."
? ? ? ? "But I say, Miss Morland, I shall come and pay my respects at Fullerton before it is long, if not disagreeable."
? ? ? ? "Pray do. My father and mother will be very glad to see you."
? ? ? ? "And I hope--I hope, Miss Morland, you will not be sorry to see me."
? ? ? ? "Oh! dear, not at all. There are very few people I am sorry to see. Company is always cheerful."
? ? ? ? "That is just my way of thinking. Give me but a little cheerful company, let me only have the company of the people I love, let me only be where I like and with whom I like, and the devil take the rest, say I.
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