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Chapter 9

           Itwasmucheasiertochatthantostudy;muchpleasantertoletherimaginationrangeandworkatHarriet’sfortune,thantobelabouringtoenlargehercomprehensionorexerciseitonsoberfacts;andtheonlyliterarypursuitwhichengagedHarrietatpresent,theonlymentalprovisionshewasmakingfortheeveningoflife,wasthecollectingandtranscribingalltheriddlesofeverysortthatshecouldmeetwith,intoathinquartoofhot-pressedpaper,madeupbyherfriend,andornamentedwithciphersandtrophies.

           Inthisageofliterature,suchcollectionsonaverygrandscalearenotuncommon.MissNash,head-teacheratMrs.Goddard’s,hadwrittenoutatleastthreehundred;andHarriet,whohadtakenthefirsthintofitfromher,hoped,withMissWoodhouse’shelp,togetagreatmanymore.Emmaassistedwithherinvention,memoryandtaste;andasHarrietwroteaveryprettyhand,itwaslikelytobeanarrangementofthefirstorder,informaswellasquantity.

           Mr.Woodhousewasalmostasmuchinterestedinthebusinessasthegirls,andtriedveryoftentorecollectsomethingworththeirputtingin."Somanycleverriddlesasthereusedtobewhenhewasyounghewonderedhecouldnotrememberthem!buthehopedheshouldintime."Anditalwaysendedin"Kitty,afairbutfrozenmaid.

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