Chapter 12 No.12

"A merry going out bringeth often a mournful return home; and a joyful evening makes many times a sad morning."

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The return drive, as it is quicker, being all downhill, so is it a more silent one than that to the villa had been. Byng, indeed, is as gaily willing to be fondled by Cecilia as he was on his way up; but there is a mixture of