Chapter 1: August the Eighth. Morning and Afternoon

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⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​⁠At post-time on that following Monday morning, Cytherea watched so anxiously for the postman, that as the time which must bring him narrowed less and less her vivid expectation had only a degree less tangibility than his presence itself. In another second his form came into view. He brought two letters for Cytherea.

One from Miss Aldclyffe, simply stating that she wished Cytherea to come on trial:

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