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Artistic Attempts

           

           Shewaslearning,doing,andenjoyingotherthings,meanwhile,forshehadresolvedtobeanattractiveandaccomplishedwoman,evenifsheneverbecameagreatartist.Hereshesucceededbetter,forshewasoneofthosehappilycreatedbeingswhopleasewithouteffort,makefriendseverywhere,andtakelifesogracefullyandeasilythatlessfortunatesoulsaretemptedtobelievethatsucharebornunderaluckystar.Everybodylikedher,foramonghergoodgiftswastact.Shehadaninstinctivesenseofwhatwaspleasingandproper,alwayssaidtherightthingtotherightperson,didjustwhatsuitedthetimeandplace,andwassoself-possessedthathersistersusedtosay,"IfAmywenttocourtwithoutanyrehearsalbeforehand,she’dknowexactlywhattodo."

           Oneofherweaknesseswasadesiretomovein‘ourbestsociety’,withoutbeingquitesurewhatthebestreallywas.Money,position,fashionableaccomplishments,andelegantmannersweremostdesirablethingsinhereyes,andshelikedtoassociatewiththosewhopossessedthem,oftenmistakingthefalseforthetrue,andadmiringwhatwasnotadmirable.Neverforgettingthatbybirthshewasagentlewoman,shecultivatedheraristocratictastesandfeelings,sothatwhentheopportunitycameshemightbereadytotaketheplacefromwhichpovertynowexcludedher.

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