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since been ever left out, At the end of a month or two Harry
felt well acquainted with them all but especially with May
& a few of his [?] particular, He went a good
deal to the Stone's at first with Ned & then by
himself. Their mutual enthusiasm over books made
common ground between them & led to many
discussions in which Harry came to know May
[&?] her opinions better than many of her old friends, He [soon?]
drew the inference that she was not happy though thanks
to the prevalent idea with regard to her father's business
affairs he did not suspect the real reason [Matthew?] [?] [?]
Mrs Stone liked Harry but they did not think of interfering.
Mr Stone was absorbed in business & yielding to a belief in fate
which he would have laughed at eight or ten years before did not
allow himself to think of the crash which would come sooner or
later unless something unexpected happened to prevent it,
the anxiety & fret told seriously on Mrs Stone's nerves & temper
She was a woman of good impulses but she was quick temprd
& fault-finding She never made up her mind to make any-
body unhappy indeed she intended to [doubt?] [as] best she knew as
she said but she was egotistical & quick to take offence &
added to this she never stopped to reason about any thing. She
had the impression that May had somehow infringed on her place
in her husband's affections & she cherished this spark of

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