Languages & literature > Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane > Volume 4

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mained now, was to know how I fliould difpofe of
her. “ Mother, (faid I) fince my uncle wants you!
“ afliftance, I will not prefs you to go along with me
“ at prefent; but as, in all appearance, he has not
“ long to live, you mult promife w come to my eftate
“ immediately after his deceafe.” ‘
“ I will make no Aich promife, (anfwered my mo*
“ ther) being refolved to pafs the reft of my days inr
° the Afturias, in perfedl independence.” “ WiH-
“ not you always (faid I) be millrefs in my houfe
“ I don’t know that, (flie refumed :) you may fall
“ in love with feme, young girl, and .marry her.;
“ then I fliall be her mother-in-law; tronlequently
“ we cannot live together.” “ You forefee mis-
“ fortune (faid I) at too great a diflance : I have
“ no intention to marry; but if the fancy fliould
“ ftrike me, depend upon it, 1 will oblige my wife »
“ be implicitly fubmilEve to your will.” “ That is
“ promifing too- much, (refumed my mother :) 1
“ fhould want fccurity for my bondfman; and would
“ not even fwear, that in our difputes you would
“ not take the part of your wife rather than mine,
“ how far foever Ihe might be in the wrong.’’
“ You talk reafonably. Madam, (cried-my fecre»
tary, joining in the converfation) ! am of you*
“ opinion, that fubmiilive daughters-in-law are very
“ rare. In the mean time,- to accommodate matters
“ between you and-my matter, finee you are abfolute*
“ ly refolved to live in the Afturias, and he in the
“ kingdom of Valencia, he mutt grant you an allow-
“ ance of one hundred piftoles, which I fliall bring
“ hitlver every year. By thefe means, the mother
“ and fon will live very happy at the dittance of two
“ hundred leagues from one another.” The -paulii