By her refusal of Stephen, Maggie has spared neither Philip nor Lucy.
But she has made herself and Stephen miserable and ruined herself in the eyes of everyone, though had she married Stephen, gone abroad for a honeymoon, and come back with a trousseau, all would have been forgiven and the new couple accepted.
And her obloquy takes her by surprise.
So writes Ms. Eliot.
The Mill on the Floss, The Final Rescue, Chapter 2.
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