Men,
being accustomed to act on reflection themselves, are a great deal too
apt to believe that women act on reflection, too. Women do nothing of
the sort. They act on impulse; and, in nine cases out of ten, they are
heartily sorry for it afterward.
"In the meanwhile, you must help your own interests by inducing your
uncle to alter his opinion, or at least to make the concession of
keeping his opinion to himself. Mrs. Tyrrel has rushed to the conclusion
that the harm he has done he did intentionally--which is as much as to
say, in so many words, that he had a prophetic conviction, when he came
into the house, of what she would do when he left it. My explanation of
the matter is a much simpler one. I believe that the knowledge of your
attachment naturally aroused his curiosity to see the object of it, and
that Mrs. Tyrrel's injudicious praises of Norah irritated his objections
into openly declaring themselves. Anyway, your course lies equally plain
before you. Use your influence over your uncle to persuade him into
setting matters right again; trust my settled resolution to see Norah
your wife before six months more are over our heads; and believe me,
your friend and well-wisher,
"HARRIET GARTH.
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