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Chapter 14

           Eltonwasavainwoman,extremelywellsatisfiedwithherself,andthinkingmuchofherownimportance;thatshemeanttoshineandbeverysuperior,butwithmannerswhichhadbeenformedinabadschool,pertandfamiliar;thatallhernotionsweredrawnfromonesetofpeople,andonestyleofliving;thatifnotfoolishshewasignorant,andthathersocietywouldcertainlydoMr.Eltonnogood.

           Harrietwouldhavebeenabettermatch.Ifnotwiseorrefinedherself,shewouldhaveconnectedhimwiththosewhowere;butMissHawkins,itmightbefairlysupposedfromhereasyconceit,hadbeenthebestofherownset.Therichbrother-in-lawnearBristolwastheprideofthealliance,andhisplaceandhiscarriagesweretheprideofhim.

           TheveryfirstsubjectafterbeingseatedwasMapleGrove,"MybrotherMr.Suckling’sseat;"—acomparisonofHartfieldtoMapleGrove.ThegroundsofHartfieldweresmall,butneatandpretty;andthehousewasmodernandwell-built.Mrs.Eltonseemedmostfavourablyimpressedbythesizeoftheroom,theentrance,andallthatshecouldseeorimagine."VerylikeMapleGroveindeed!Shewasquitestruckbythelikeness!Thatroomwastheveryshapeandsizeofthemorning-roomatMapleGrove;hersister’sfavouriteroom."—Mr.Eltonwasappealedto.—"Wasnotitastonishinglylike?ShecouldreallyalmostfancyherselfatMapleGrove.

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