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Chapter XVII

           Itwasnot,however,sosaturnineapride!shelaughedcontinually;herlaughwassatirical,andsowasthehabitualexpressionofherarchedandhaughtylip. 

           Geniusissaidtobeself-conscious. IcannottellwhetherMissIngramwasagenius,butshewasself-consciousremarkablyself-consciousindeed. SheenteredintoadiscourseonbotanywiththegentleMrs.Dent. ItseemedMrs.Denthadnotstudiedthatscience:though,asshesaid,shelikedflowers,"especiallywildones;"MissIngramhad,andsheranoveritsvocabularywithanair. Ipresentlyperceivedshewas(whatisvernacularlytermed)trailingMrs.Dent; thatis,playingonherignorancehertrailmightbeclever,butitwasdecidedlynotgood-natured. Sheplayed:herexecutionwasbrilliant;shesang:hervoicewasfine;shetalkedFrenchaparttohermamma;andshetalkeditwell,withfluencyandwithagoodaccent. 

           MaryhadamilderandmoreopencountenancethanBlanche; softerfeaturestoo,andaskinsomeshadesfairer(MissIngramwasdarkasaSpaniard)butMarywasdeficientinlife:herfacelackedexpression,hereyelustre;shehadnothingtosay,andhavingoncetakenherseat,remainedfixedlikeastatueinitsniche. Thesisterswerebothattiredinspotlesswhite. 

           AnddidInowthinkMissIngramsuchachoiceasMr.Rochesterwouldbelikelytomake?IcouldnottellIdidnotknowhistasteinfemalebeauty. Ifhelikedthemajestic,shewastheverytypeofmajesty:thenshewasaccomplished,sprightly. 

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