The life and strange adventures of Robinson Crusoe . d was not behindhand with the widow; sherailed against the widow, represented her as sometimesa coquette, sometimes a lady of pleasure, sometimesa jilt, and lifted up her hands in wonder and amaze-ment that Urbana should imagine so rich a man asan alderman such-a-one should fall to her lot. ThusUrbana swore and protested that Christallina couldnever arrive at the honour of being the wife to thecourtly Secretarius, let Mr. Campbell flatter her ashe would ; and Christallina vowed that Campbellmust be a downright wizard if he foretold that such
The life and strange adventures of Robinson Crusoe . d was not behindhand with the widow; sherailed against the widow, represented her as sometimesa coquette, sometimes a lady of pleasure, sometimesa jilt, and lifted up her hands in wonder and amaze-ment that Urbana should imagine so rich a man asan alderman such-a-one should fall to her lot. ThusUrbana swore and protested that Christallina couldnever arrive at the honour of being the wife to thecourtly Secretarius, let Mr. Campbell flatter her ashe would ; and Christallina vowed that Campbellmust be a downright wizard if he foretold that sucha one as Urbana would get Alderman Stiffrump fora husband, provided a thing so improbable shouldcome to pass. However, it seems Duncan had told them theirown names and the names of their suitors, and toldthem further, how soon they were both to be mar-ried, and that, too, directly to their hearts content,as they said rejoicingly to themselves, and madetheir mutual gratulations. They went away each satisfied that she should [ 120 ] 1—• ~~y—~7~. /Jiff3
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