From a worldly point of view he was what Sara would have termed an excellent match ; he had money , social standing and a rising reputation as a clever young lawyer . Yes , he should have Betty , confound him ! They had never met . I set the wheels going at once . The sooner all the fuss was over the better . I hated fuss and there was bound to be a good deal of it . But I went about the business like an accomplished matchmaker . I invited Frank to visit The Maples and , before he came , I talked much ... but not too much ... of him to Betty , mingling judicious praise and still more judicious blame together . Women never like a paragon . Betty heard me with more gravity than she usually accorded to my dissertations on young men . She even condescended to ask several questions about him . This I thought a good sign . To Frank I had said not a word about Betty ; when he came to The Maples I took him over to Glenby and , coming upon Betty wandering about among the beeches in the sunset , I introduced him without any warning . He would have been more than mortal if he had not fallen in love with her upon the spot . It was not in the heart of man to resist her ... that dainty , alluring bit of womanhood . She was all in white , with flowers in her hair , and , for a moment , I could have murdered Frank or any other man who dared to commit the sacrilege of loving her . Then I pulled myself together and left them alone . I might have gone in and talked to Sara ... two old folks gently reviewing their youth while the young folks courted outside ... but I did not . I prowled about the pine wood , and tried to forget how blithe and handsome that curly-headed boy , Frank , was , and what a flash had sprung into his eyes when he had seen Betty . Well , what of it ?
Was not XXXXX what I had brought him there for ?
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