I 'm bound to know , for I 'm in your father 's place at present . '' `` There , then ! '' I flung her Mark 's letter . There was n't anything in it that it was sacrilege to let another person see . That was one reason why I had been crying . Aunt Philippa read it over twice . Then she folded it up deliberately and put it back in the envelope . `` What are you going to do ? '' she asked in a matter-of-fact tone . `` I 'm not going to run away to be married , '' I answered sullenly . `` Well , no , I would n't advise you to , '' said Aunt Philippa reflectively . `` It 's a kind of low-down thing to do , though there 's been a terrible lot of romantic nonsense talked and writ about eloping . It may be a painful necessity sometimes , but it ai n't in this case . You write to your young man and tell him to come here and be married respectable under my roof , same as a Goodwin ought to . '' I sat up and stared at Aunt Philippa . I was so amazed that it is useless to try to express my amazement . `` Aunt -- Philippa , '' I gasped . `` I thought -- I thought -- '' `` You thought I was a hard old customer , and so I am , '' said Aunt Philippa . `` But I do n't take my opinions from your father nor anybody else . It did n't prejudice me any against your young man that your father did n't like him .
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