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Chapter 33
Mr M'Swat and I Have a Bust-up
Mr M'Swat, suspecting Sybylla of night-time courting, proposes she consider marrying his son Peter instead, provoking her furious refusal, though she later apologizes for her tone and reveals she is already secretly engaged.
Mr M'Swat's marriage suggestionSybylla's furious refusalnews of Harold's illness and departure for Western Australia