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Chapter 31

           

           Whentheypresentedthemselvesinthemidstofthestupendouscollection,theyfound,asNellhadanticipated,thatMrsJarleywasnotyetoutofbed,andthat,althoughshehadsufferedsomeuneasinessontheiraccountovernight,andhadindeedsatupforthemuntilpasteleveno’clock,shehadretiredinthepersuasion,that,beingovertakenbystormatsomedistancefromhome,theyhadsoughtthenearestshelter,andwouldnotreturnbeforemorning.Nellimmediatelyappliedherselfwithgreatassiduitytothedecorationandpreparationoftheroom,andhadthesatisfactionofcompletinghertask,anddressingherselfneatly,beforethebelovedoftheRoyalFamilycamedowntobreakfast.

           ‘Wehaven’thad,’saidMrsJarleywhenthemealwasover,‘morethaneightofMissMonflathers’syoungladiesallthetimewe’vebeenhere,andthere’stwenty-sixof‘em,asIwastoldbythecookwhenIaskedheraquestionortwoandputheronthefree-list.Wemusttry‘emwithaparcelofnewbills,andyoushalltakeit,mydear,andseewhateffectthathasupon‘em.’

           Theproposedexpeditionbeingoneofparamountimportance,MrsJarleyadjustedNell’sbonnetwithherownhands,anddeclaringthatshecertainlydidlookverypretty,andreflectedcreditontheestablishment,dismissedherwithmanycommendations,andcertainneedfuldirectionsastotheturningsontherightwhichshewastotake,andtheturningsontheleftwhichshewastoavoid.

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