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'O! talk not, madam, of a marriage with the duke,' said Julia; 'surely any fate is preferable to that. But when I consider that in remaining here, I am condemned only to the sufferings which my mother has so long endured, and that this confinement will enable me to soften, by tender sympathy, the asperity of her misfortunes, I ought to submit to my present situation with complacency, even did a marriage with the duke appear less hateful to me.' “All right,” was all he said. “But let’s find the mouth of the tunnel. Hustle up with the grub.” “Oh! but to think—music! It’s just heavenly to listen to music.”.
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