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Quite a Sentimental Chapter

           Forinstance,therewasscarcelyanypointuponwhichtheMissesOsborne,George’ssisters,andtheMesdemoisellesDobbinagreedsowellasintheirestimateofherverytriflingmerits:andtheirwonderthattheirbrotherscouldfindanycharmsinher."Wearekindtoher,"theMissesOsbornesaid,apairoffineblack-browedyoungladieswhohadhadthebestofgovernesses,masters,andmilliners;andtheytreatedherwithsuchextremekindnessandcondescension,andpatronisedhersoinsufferably,thatthepoorlittlethingwasinfactperfectlydumbintheirpresence,andtoalloutwardappearanceasstupidastheythoughther.Shemadeeffortstolikethem,asindutybound,andassistersofherfuturehusband.Shepassed"longmornings"withthemthemostdrearyandseriousofforenoons.Shedroveoutsolemnlyintheirgreatfamilycoachwiththem,andMissWirttheirgoverness,thatraw-bonedVestal.Theytookhertotheancientconcertsbywayofatreat,andtotheoratorio,andtoSt.Paul’stoseethecharitychildren,whereinsuchterrorwassheofherfriends,shealmostdidnotdarebeaffectedbythehymnthechildrensang.Theirhousewascomfortable;theirpapa’stablerichandhandsome;theirsocietysolemnandgenteel;theirself-respectprodigious;theyhadthebestpewattheFoundling:alltheirhabitswerepompousandorderly,andalltheiramusementsintolerablydullanddecorous.

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