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Chapter 3

           "Ithinkwedeservetobebeatenoutofourbeautifulhouseswithascourgeofsmallcordsallofuswholettenantsliveinsuchstiesasweseeroundus.Lifeincottagesmightbehappierthanours,iftheywererealhousesfitforhumanbeingsfromwhomweexpectdutiesandaffections."

           "Willyoushowmeyourplan?"

           "Yes,certainly.Idaresayitisveryfaulty.ButIhavebeenexaminingalltheplansforcottagesinLoudon’sbook,andpickedoutwhatseemthebestthings.Ohwhatahappinessitwouldbetosetthepatternabouthere!IthinkinsteadofLazarusatthegate,weshouldputthepigstycottagesoutsidethepark-gate."

           Dorotheawasinthebesttempernow.SirJames,asbrotherin-law,buildingmodelcottagesonhisestate,andthen,perhaps,othersbeingbuiltatLowick,andmoreandmoreelsewhereinimitationitwouldbeasifthespiritofOberlinhadpassedovertheparishestomakethelifeofpovertybeautiful!

           SirJamessawalltheplans,andtookoneawaytoconsultuponwithLovegood.HealsotookawayacomplacentsensethathewasmakinggreatprogressinMissBrooke’sgoodopinion.TheMaltesepuppywasnotofferedtoCelia;anomissionwhichDorotheaafterwardsthoughtofwithsurprise;butsheblamedherselfforit.ShehadbeenengrossingSirJames.Afterall,itwasareliefthattherewasnopuppytotreadupon.

           Celiawaspresentwhiletheplanswerebeingexamined,andobservedSirJames’sillusion.

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