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Chapter 4

           Goddard’sdrawing-room;andofherhavinganuppermaidwhohadlivedfive-and-twentyyearswithher;andoftheirhavingeightcows,twoofthemAlderneys,andonealittleWelchcow,averyprettylittleWelchcowindeed;andofMrs.Martin’ssayingasshewassofondofit,itshouldbecalledhercow;andoftheirhavingaveryhandsomesummer-houseintheirgarden,wheresomedaynextyeartheywerealltodrinktea:averyhandsomesummer-house,largeenoughtoholdadozenpeople."

           Forsometimeshewasamused,withoutthinkingbeyondtheimmediatecause;butasshecametounderstandthefamilybetter,otherfeelingsarose.Shehadtakenupawrongidea,fancyingitwasamotheranddaughter,asonandson’swife,whoalllivedtogether;butwhenitappearedthattheMr.Martin,whoboreapartinthenarrative,andwasalwaysmentionedwithapprobationforhisgreatgood-natureindoingsomethingorother,wasasingleman;thattherewasnoyoungMrs.Martin,nowifeinthecase;shedidsuspectdangertoherpoorlittlefriendfromallthishospitalityandkindness,andthat,ifshewerenottakencareof,shemightberequiredtosinkherselfforever.

           Withthisinspiritingnotion,herquestionsincreasedinnumberandmeaning;andsheparticularlyledHarriettotalkmoreofMr.Martin,andtherewasevidentlynodisliketoit.Harrietwasveryreadytospeakofthesharehehadhadintheirmoonlightwalksandmerryeveninggames;anddweltagooddealuponhisbeingsoverygood-humouredandobliging.

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