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HITHER "I must go, uncertain of my fate; but I shall return hither, or follow your party, as soon as possible. A word, a look will be enough to decide whether I enter your father's house this evening or never." Captain Wentworth, Persuasion, Chapter 23 These compelling lines are from the famous "you pierce my... Continue Reading →
THITHER Captain Wentworth's anxiety to see him (Captain Harville) had determined him to go immediately to Lyme. He had been there for four-and-twenty hours. His acquittal was complete, his friendship warmly honoured, a lively interest excited for his friend, and his description of the fine country about Lyme so feelingly attended to by the party, that an... Continue Reading →
