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Chapter 14. Taking Advice

           Givesomemuchyoungerwomanthelatitudeastodressthatshehas,beingmarried;andwewouldseeaboutthat,mydear!’

           Somethinginthethoughtthatwasagreeableandflattering,broughtherbacktoherseatinagayertemper.Shetookhersister’shandsinhers,andclappedallfourhandsaboveherheadasshelookedinhersister’sfacelaughing:

           ‘Andthedancer,Amy,thatshehasquiteforgotten—thedancerwhoborenosortofresemblancetome,andofwhomIneverremindher,ohdearno!—shoulddancethroughherlife,anddanceinherway,tosuchatuneaswoulddisturbherinsolentplacidityalittle.Justalittle,mydearAmy,justalittle!’

           MeetinganearnestandimploringlookinAmy’sface,shebroughtthefourhandsdown,andlaidonlyoneonAmy’slips.

           ‘Now,don’targuewithme,child,’shesaidinasternerway,‘becauseitisofnouse.Iunderstandthesesubjectsmuchbetterthanyoudo.Ihavenotnearlymadeupmymind,butitmaybe.Nowwehavetalkedthisovercomfortably,andmaygotobed.Youbestanddearestlittlemouse,Goodnight!’WiththosewordsFannyweighedherAnchor,and—havingtakensomuchadvice—leftoffbeingadvisedforthatoccasion.

           Thenceforward,AmyobservedMrSparkler’streatmentbyhisenslaver,withnewreasonsforattachingimportancetoallthatpassedbetweenthem.ThereweretimeswhenFannyappearedquiteunabletoendurehismentalfeebleness,andwhenshebecamesosharplyimpatientofitthatshewouldallbutdismisshimforgood.

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