Финансист

Chapter XIII

           Beingintenselyconsciousofherfather’scompetence,andvainofherpersonalsuperiority,itwasnotsoeasytodo.Shehadwantedtogohomeoccasionally,though;shehadwantedtobeallowedtowearthesister’srosaryoflargebeadswithitspendentcrossofebonyanditssilverChrist,andthiswasheldupasagreatprivilege.Forkeepingquietinclass,walkingsoftly,andspeakingsoftlyasmuchasitwasinhertodofornotstealingintoothergirl’sroomsafterlightswereout,andforabandoningcrushesonthisandthatsympatheticsister,theseawardsandothers,suchaswalkingoutinthegroundsonSaturdayafternoons,beingallowedtohavealltheflowersshewanted,someextradresses,jewels,etc.,wereoffered.Shelikedmusicandtheideaofpainting,thoughshehadnotalentinthatdirection;andbooks,novels,interestedher,butshecouldnotgetthem.Therestgrammar,spelling,sewing,churchandgeneralhistorysheloathed.Deportmentwell,therewassomethinginthat.Shehadlikedtheratherexaggeratedcurtsiestheytaughther,andshehadoftenreflectedonhowshewouldusethemwhenshereachedhome.

           Whenshecameoutintolifethelittlesocialdistinctionswhichhavebeenindicatedbegantoimpressthemselvesonher,andshewishedsincerelythatherfatherwouldbuildabetterhomeamansionsuchasthoseshesawelsewhere,andlaunchherproperlyinsociety.

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