Framley Parsonage

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Framley Parsonage Anthony Trollope

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  \'MrsProudieissoverykindastosaythatshewilltakemein,withmypoodle,parrot,andpetoldwoman.\'

  \'ItellMissDunstablethatweshallhavequiteroomforanyofhersuite,\'saidMrsProudie.\'Andthatitwillgiveusnotrouble.\'

  \'\"Thelabourwedelightinphysicspain\"\'saidthegallantbishop,bowinglow,puttinghishanduponhisheart.InthemeantimeMrFothergillhadgotholdofMarkRobarts.MrFothergillwasagentlemanandamagistrateofthecounty,butheoccupiedthepositionofmanagingmanontheDukeofOmnium\'sestate.Hewasnotexactlyhisagent;thatistosay,hedidnotreceivehisrents;buthe\'managed\'forhim,sawpeople,wentaboutthecounty,wroteletters,supportedtheelectioneeringinterest,didpopularitywhenitwastoomuchtroublefortheduketodoithimself,andwas,infact,invaluable.PeopleinWestBarsetshirewouldoftensaythattheydidnotknowwhatonearththedukewoulddo,ifitwerenotforMrFothergill.Indeed,MrFothergillwasusefultotheduke.

  \'MrRobarts,\'hesaid,\'Iamveryhappytohavethepleasureofmeetingyou——veryhappyindeed.IhaveoftenheardofyoufromourfriendSowerby.\'Markbowed,andsaidthathewasdelightedtohavethehonourofmakingMrFothergill\'sacquaintance.\'IamcommissionedbytheDukeofOmnium,\'continuedMrFothergill,\'tosayhowgladhewillbeifyouwilljoinhisgrace\'spartyatGatherumCastlenextweek.Thebishopwillbethere,andindeednearlyallthewholesetwhoareherenow.ThedukewouldhavewrittenwhenheheardthatyouweretobeatChaldicotes;butthingswerehardlyquitearrangedthen,sohisgracehasleftitformetotellyouhowhappyhewillbetomakeyouracquaintanceinhisownhouse.IhavespokentoSowerby,\'continuedMrFothergill,\'andheverymuchhopesthatyouwillbeabletojoinus.\'

  Markfeltthathisfacebecameredwhenthispropositionwasmadetohim.Thepartyinthecountytowhichheproperlybelonged——heandhiswife,andallthatmadehimhappyandrespectable——lookedupontheDukeofOmniumwithhorrorandamazement;andnowhehadabsolutelyreceivedaninvitationtotheduke\'shouse!A

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