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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  

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