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Chapter 2

           Herdispositionandabilitieswereequallyworthyofallthatfriendshipcoulddo;andateighteenornineteenshewas,asfarassuchanearlyagecanbequalifiedforthecareofchildren,fullycompetenttotheofficeofinstructionherself;butshewastoomuchbelovedtobepartedwith.Neitherfathernormothercouldpromote,andthedaughtercouldnotendureit.Theevildaywasputoff.Itwaseasytodecidethatshewasstilltooyoung;andJaneremainedwiththem,sharing,asanotherdaughter,inalltherationalpleasuresofanelegantsociety,andajudiciousmixtureofhomeandamusement,withonlythedrawbackofthefuture,thesoberingsuggestionsofherowngoodunderstandingtoremindherthatallthismightsoonbeover.

           Theaffectionofthewholefamily,thewarmattachmentofMissCampbellinparticular,wasthemorehonourabletoeachpartyfromthecircumstanceofJane’sdecidedsuperioritybothinbeautyandacquirements.Thatnaturehadgivenitinfeaturecouldnotbeunseenbytheyoungwoman,norcouldherhigherpowersofmindbeunfeltbytheparents.Theycontinuedtogetherwithunabatedregardhowever,tillthemarriageofMissCampbell,whobythatchance,thatluckwhichsooftendefiesanticipationinmatrimonialaffairs,givingattractiontowhatismoderateratherthantowhatissuperior,engagedtheaffectionsofMr.Dixon,ayoungman,richandagreeable,almostassoonastheywereacquainted;andwaseligiblyandhappilysettled,whileJaneFairfaxhadyetherbreadtoearn.

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