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Wysłany: Śro 3:09, 02 Mar 2011 Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published ccaaoarq |
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lewoman.Butwhenhermarriagetook
placesomewhatlateinlifeandwhenthatmarriageunitedhertoan
Italiangentl [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][link widoczny dla zalogowanych]nnamedFoscoorrathertoanItaliannoble-
man—seeingthatherejoicedinthetitleofCount—Mr.Fairliedisap-
provedofherconductsostronglythatheceasedtoholdanycommunic-
ationwithherandevenwentthelengthofstrikinghernameoutofhis
will.Theothermembersofthefamilyallthoughtthisseriousmanifesta-
tionofresentmentathissister'smarriagemoreorlessunreasonable.
CountFoscothoughnotarichmanwasnotapennilessadventurer
either.Hehadasmallbutsufficientincomeofhisown.Hehadlived
manyyearsinEnglandandheheldanexcellentpositioninsociety.
TheserecommendationshoweveravailednothingwithMr.Fairlie.In
manyofhisopinionshewasanEnglishmanoftheoldschoolandhe
hatedaforeignersimplyandsolelybecausehewasaforeigner.Theut-
mostthathecouldbeprevailedontodoinafteryears—mainlyatMiss
Fairlie'sintercession—wastorestorehissister'snametoitsformerplace
inhiswillbuttokeepherwaitingforherlegacybygivingtheincomeof
themoneytohisdaughterforlifeandthemoneyitselfifherauntdied
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beforehertohercousinMagdalen.Consideringtherelativeagesofthe
twoladiestheaunt'schanceintheordinarycourseofnatureofreceiv-
ingthetenthousandpoundswasthusreyilai:
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theragged.'Comeandfeastwithme
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