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"Well," cried her mother, "it is all very right; who should do it

but her own uncle? If he had not had a family of his own, I and

my children must have had all his money, you know; and it is the

first time we have ever had anything from him except a few

presents. Well! I am so happy. In a short time, I shall have a

daughter married. Mrs. Wickham! How well it sounds! And she was

only sixteen last June. My dear Jane, I am in such a flutter,

that I am sure I can't write; so I will dictate, and you write

for me. We will settle with your father about the money

afterwards; but the things should be ordered immediately."