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Chapter 6

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           Harrietwassoonbackagain,andtheproposalalmostimmediatelymade;andshehadnoscrupleswhichcouldstandmanyminutesagainsttheearnestpressingofboththeothers.Emmawishedtogotoworkdirectly,andthereforeproducedtheportfoliocontaininghervariousattemptsatportraits,fornotoneofthemhadeverbeenfinished,thattheymightdecidetogetheronthebestsizeforHarriet.Hermanybeginningsweredisplayed.Miniatures,half-lengths,whole-lengths,pencil,crayon,andwater-colourshadbeenalltriedinturn.Shehadalwayswantedtodoeverything,andhadmademoreprogressbothindrawingandmusicthanmanymighthavedonewithsolittlelabourasshewouldeversubmitto.Sheplayedandsanganddrewinalmosteverystyle;butsteadinesshadalwaysbeenwanting;andinnothinghadsheapproachedthedegreeofexcellencewhichshewouldhavebeengladtocommand,andoughtnottohavefailedof.Shewasnotmuchdeceivedastoherownskilleitherasanartistoramusician,butshewasnotunwillingtohaveothersdeceived,orsorrytoknowherreputationforaccomplishmentoftenhigherthanitdeserved.

           Therewasmeritineverydrawingintheleastfinished,perhapsthemost;herstylewasspirited;buthadtherebeenmuchless,orhadtherebeententimesmore,thedelightandadmirationofhertwocompanionswouldhavebeenthesame.Theywerebothinecstasies.Alikenesspleaseseverybody;andMissWoodhouse’sperformancesmustbecapital.

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