Pleasure Reading 40-50

Sam tells Charles that he wants to marry Mary, but if so he would have to live out. He then explains that he would like to go into business and run a little shop. Charles asks how much the outlay would be and Sam tells him he needs £280 altogether at first. Charles then tells Sam he has not much money to give as his uncle is to marry and wants Sam not to tell people about this. Sam replies that he knows how to keep a secret and Charles looks round sharply at this. Sarah has left a note at Charles' hotel, containing only the address of her hotel in Exeter. He resolves to ignore the implied invitation and prepares to return to Lyme. He has decided to go ahead with his plans to marry Ernestina. He and Sam take a carriage back the way they came. They stop in Exeter, where Charles knows that Sarah Woodruff is staying, but Charles says that they will continue their journey rather than stop for the night. And then he gets married Ernestina but he imanages this situation. When Sam asks if they stay in Exeter or not Charles agrees.Charles goes for a walk whilst Sam unpacks their belongings and finds Sarah’s hotel. Then, Charles finds Sarah's hotel and goes to her room, where she is resting an injured foot. They speak of minor things and Charles is overcome by the realization that he came, not to say goodbye, but simply because he felt compelled to see her again. The embrace and, finally acknowledging their passion, he carries her to bed.She says she knows he cannot marry her, but he says he must. Sarah says she is not worthy and he begins to take her at her word and that she could be his last fling.Upon returning to Lyme, Charles goes to Ernestina and tries to tell her that he is unworthy of her. He tells her that he proposed to her with something less than honorable intentions and that her position as  the only child of a wealthy merchant influenced him. She is shocked, but instinctively refuses to accept this statement.