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Chapter 5
Accordinglytheirremovalwasmadetogether,andAnnewassetdownatUppercrossCottage,inthefirststageofLadyRussell’sjourney.
Uppercrosswasamoderate-sizedvillage,whichafewyearsbackhadbeencompletelyintheoldEnglishstyle,containingonlytwohousessuperiorinappearancetothoseoftheyeomenandlabourers;themansionofthesquire,withitshighwalls,greatgates,andoldtrees,substantialandunmodernized,andthecompact,tightparsonage,enclosedinitsownneatgarden,withavineandapear-treetrainedrounditscasements;butuponthemarriageoftheyoung‘squire,ithadreceivedtheimprovementofafarm-houseelevatedintoacottage,forhisresidence,andUppercrossCottage,withitsveranda,Frenchwindows,andotherprettiness,wasquiteaslikelytocatchthetraveller’seyeasthemoreconsistentandconsiderableaspectandpremisesoftheGreatHouse,aboutaquarterofamilefartheron.
HereAnnehadoftenbeenstaying.SheknewthewaysofUppercrossaswellasthoseofKellynch.Thetwofamiliesweresocontinuallymeeting,somuchinthehabitofrunninginandoutofeachother’shouseatallhours,thatitwasratherasurprisetohertofindMaryalone;butbeingalone,herbeingunwellandoutofspiritswasalmostamatterofcourse.Thoughbetterendowedthantheeldersister,MaryhadnotAnne’sunderstandingnortemper.Whilewell,andhappy,andproperlyattendedto,shehadgreatgoodhumourandexcellentspirits;butanyindispositionsunkhercompletely.
