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dressed in the height of fashion�察 �with the tightest skirts and the
shortest waists�察 �and gazed at by Miss Ladbrook ��of the Old
Pastures�� with a shyness not unsustained by inward criticism。
Partly�察�Miss Ladbrook felt that her own skirt must be regarded as
unduly lax by the Miss Gunns�察 �and partly that it was a pity the
Miss Gunns did not show that judgment which she herself would
show if she were in their place�察�by stopping a little on this side of
the fashion。 On the other hand�察 �Mrs。 Ladbrook was standing in
skullcap and front�察 �with her turban in her hand�察 �curtsying and
smiling blandly�察�and saying�察 �After you�察�ma¨am�察院�to another lady in
similar circumstances�察�who had politely offered the precedence at
the looking´glass。
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But Miss Nancy had no sooner made her curtsy than an elderly
lady came forward�察�whose full white muslin kerchief and mob´cap
round her curls of smooth gray hair were in daring contrast with
the puffed yellow satins and topknotted caps of her neighbours。
She approached Miss Nancy with much primness�察�and said�察�with a
slow�察�treble suavity!^Niece�察�I hope I see you well in health。 ̄ Miss
Nancy kissed her aunt¨s cheek dutifully�察 �and answered�察 �with the
same sort of amiable primness�察 �Quite well�察�I thank you�察�aunt�察�and
I hope I see you the same。 ̄
^Thank you�察�niece�察�I keep my health for the present。 And how is
my brother´in´law�拭院�
These dutiful questions and answers were continued until it
was ascertained in detail that the Lammeters were all as well as
usual�察 �and the Osgoods likewise�察 �also that niece Priscilla must
certainly arrive shortly�察 �and that travelling on pillions in snowy
weather was unpleasant�察�though a joseph was a great protection。
Then Nancy was formally introduced to her aunt¨s visitors�察 �the
Miss Gunns�察 �as being the daughters of a mother known to their
mother�察�though now for the first time induced to make a journey
into these parts�察 �and these ladies were so taken by surprise at
finding such a lovely face and figure in an out´of´the´way country
place that they began to feel some curiosity about the dress she
would put on when she took off her joseph。 Miss Nancy�察 �whose
thoughts were always conducted with the propriety and
moderation conspicuous in her manners�察�remarked to herself that
the Miss Gunns were rather hard´featured than otherwise�察 �and
that such very low dresses as they wore might have been
attributed to vanity if their shoulders had been pretty�察 �but that�察�
being as they were�察 �it was not reasonable to suppose that they
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showed their necks from a love of display�察�but rather from some
obligation not inconsistent with sense and modesty。 She felt
convinced�察 �as she opened her box�察 �that this must be her aunt
Osgood¨s opinion�察�for Miss Nancy¨s mind resembled her aunt¨s to a
degree that everybody said was surprising�察 �considering the
kinship was on Mr。 Osgood¨s side�察�and though you might not have
supposed it from the formality of their greeting�察 �there was a
devoted attachment and mutual admiration between aunt and
niece。 Even Miss Nancy¨s refusal of her cousin Gilbert Osgood ��on
the ground solely that he was her cousin���察 �though it had grieved
her aunt greatly�察�had not in the least cooled the preference which
had determined her to leave Nancy several of her hereditary
ornaments�察�let Gilbert¨s future wife be whom she might。
Three of the ladies quickly retired�察 �but the Miss Gunns were
quite content that Mrs。 Osgood¨s inclination to remain with her
niece gave them also a reason for staying to see the rustic beauty¨s
toilette。 And it was really a pleasure!from the first opening of the
bandbox�察 �where everything smelt of lavender and rose´leaves�察 �to
the clasping of the small coral necklace that fitted closely round
her little white neck。 Everything belonging to Miss Nancy was of
delicate purity and nattiness�此 �not a crease was where it had no
business to be�察�not a bit of her linen professed whiteness without
fulfilling its profession�察�the very pins on her pincushion were stuck
in after a pattern from which she was careful to allow no
aberration�察 �and as for her own person�察 �it gave the same idea of
perfect unvarying neatness as the body of a little bird。 It is true
that her light´brown hair was cropped behind like a boy¨s�察�and was
dressed in front in a number of flat rings�察�that lay quite away from
her face�察 �but there was no sort of coiffure that could make Miss
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Nancy¨s cheek and neck look otherwise than pretty�察�and when at
last she stood complete in her silvery twilled silk�察�her lace tucker�察�
her coral necklace�察�and coral eardrops�察�the Miss Gunns could see
nothing to criticise except her hands�察 �which bore the traces of
butter´making�察 �cheese´crushing�察 �and even still coarser work。 But
Miss Nancy was not ashamed of that�察 �for while she was dressing
she narrated to her aunt how she and Priscilla had packed their
boxes yesterday�察�because this morning was baking morning�察 �and
since they were leaving home�察 �it was desirable to make a good
supply of meat´pies for the kitchen�察 �and as she concluded this
judicious remark�察�she turned to the Miss Gunns that she might not
commit the rudeness of not including them in the conversation。
The Miss Gunns smiled stiffly�察�and thought what a pity it was that
these rich country´people�察 �who could afford to buy such good
clothes ��really Miss Nancy¨s lace and silk were very costly���察�should
be brought up in utter ignorance and vulgarity。 She actually said
^mate ̄ for ^meat ̄�察 �appen ̄ for ^perhaps ̄�察�and ^oss ̄ for ^horse ̄�察�
which�察 �to young ladies living in good Lytherly society�察 �who
habitually said ^`orse ̄�察 �even in domestic privacy�察 �and only said
^`appen ̄ on the right occasions�察 �was necessarily shocking。 Miss
Nancy�察 �indeed�察 �had never been to any school higher than Dame
Tedman¨s�此 �her acquaintance with profane literature hardly went
beyond the rhymes she had worked in her large sampler under the
lamb and the shepherdess�察�and in order to balance an account�察�she
was obliged to effect her subtraction by removing visible metallic
shillings and sixpences from a visible metallic total。 There is
hardly a servant´maid in these