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mr. fkankland's marbiage. 399
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I^» I——I Have Passed My Life As A Dressm...
_intending the smoothing * of some trimmings , and found her with a book in her hand . This she laid aside at once on my appearance , and do
and taking out her work , evidently set herself to be sociable , the speaking honors ' of of my her mother little . king Her dom aunt . She , she won said , my had the heart often most at mentioned once delicate by
tact her with in the great world respect that , she and knew she how insinuated different , with was my original rank from that which , I heldThen we talked about the children ,
now . Next concerning the conversation whom and their turned characters to books she and had she theories told me without the tale end of .
the the as reading whole novel she of the this was book week reading itself , . and in I , was at such the engaged a end pretty , of to that way work time that for Mrs , it a was real . Dashwood as friend good
shi same see p throug had house sprung h any each leng up other between th of so time clearl myself without y , that and a they Miss downri can Woodville ght scarcel like her y cradle or . be dislike Women in to the be .
Miss Woodville When was I a became poor orphan ainted , destined with from hershe had been teaching a governess 1 ten . having begun acqu at the early age of , sixteen . She
had tive no love expectations to trust years her , of future any happ to ier her lot God , but . was Her content pride did , with not instinc revolt
not at the think idea , she of deserved serving . a bri She hter had lot known . Peop much le were adversity often , kind but she to her did , g
then gift of she writing enjoye verses d musi ? c so Of much this power , and reading it must , be and odes confessed had she she not was the
not occasion a little ; but vain , if and thi love s vanity d to g were ive a a copy tare of among her the on wheat any , trifling it was
life such that a harmless methink , pretty s the angel weed , -reaper and made even so would gay the pass barren it lig soil htl of y her by .
I never , knew a creature inore capable of enjoyment than was this would the child most of that adversity of all the were faintest , or as one happy bit mor of e in g p ifted their leasure with prosp . a Sweet erit grateful y as Susan thou temper " wert Woodville , making in thy !
lowl When y lot I ! worked for Mrs . _Dasliwood-the only time Miss
Woodville and I had to be together was when , the children had gone to bed ive ; her and hints how on keenl her y wonderful we enjoyed proj that ects time for making ! Sometimes up a new I would dress ,
g times aloud or for converting she One would evening ' an sing old when her one prett we into were y ballads quite indul a to cap ing me ital , ourselves or garment we would with ; some read the
last-named . leasureand Miss Woodvillewho g had a sweetly modulated voicewas p reading , the i { Vicar of _Wakefield , " to me , I happened
As to look he up , ht and perceived he entered Mr . Frankland the room standing with many 1 , in the apolog doorway ies . * my eye
Vicar " I happ caug and ened I could , ladies not , , resist to catch listening a few , words as I thoug of my ht old I should friend , not the
disturb , you . However , as the disturbance has been made , pray let
Mr. Fkankland's Marbiage. 399
mr . _fkankland ' s marbiage . 399
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Aug. 1, 1860, page 399, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01081860/page/39/
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