It need only be further said
that Mr. Emilius could be persuaded to agree to no settlements prejudicial
to that marital supremacy which should be attached to the husband; and
that Lizzie, when the moment came, knowing that her betrothal had been
made public to all the world, did not dare to recede from another
engagement. It may be that Mr. Emilius will suit her as well as any
husband that she could find, unless it shall be found that his previous
career has been too adventurous. After a certain fashion he will, perhaps,
be tender to her; but he will have his own way in everything, and be no
whit afraid when she is about to die in an agony of tears before his eyes.
The writer of the present story may, however, declare that the future fate
of this lady shall not be left altogether in obscurity.
CHAPTER LXXX
WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT IT ALL AT MATCHING
The Whitsuntide holidays were late this year, not taking place till the
beginning of June, and were protracted till the 9th of that month. On the
8th Lizzie and Mr. Emilius became man and wife, and on that same day Lady
Glencora Palliser entertained a large company of guests at Matching
Priory.
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