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Chapter XXXVI

           

           Mariannehadnowbeenbroughtbydegrees,somuchintothehabitofgoingouteveryday,thatitwasbecomeamatterofindifferencetoher,whethershewentornot:andshepreparedquietlyandmechanicallyforeveryevening’sengagement,thoughwithoutexpectingthesmallestamusementfromany,andveryoftenwithoutknowing,tillthelastmoment,whereitwastotakeher.

           Toherdressandappearanceshewasgrownsoperfectlyindifferent,asnottobestowhalftheconsiderationonit,duringthewholeofhertoilet,whichitreceivedfromMissSteeleinthefirstfiveminutesoftheirbeingtogether,whenitwasfinished.NothingescapedHERminuteobservationandgeneralcuriosity;shesaweverything,andaskedeverything;wasnevereasytillsheknewthepriceofeverypartofMarianne’sdress;couldhaveguessedthenumberofhergownsaltogetherwithbetterjudgmentthanMarianneherself,andwasnotwithouthopesoffindingoutbeforetheyparted,howmuchherwashingcostperweek,andhowmuchshehadeveryyeartospenduponherself.Theimpertinenceofthesekindofscrutinies,moreover,wasgenerallyconcludedwithacompliment,whichthoughmeantasitsdouceur,wasconsideredbyMarianneasthegreatestimpertinenceofall;forafterundergoinganexaminationintothevalueandmakeofhergown,thecolourofhershoes,andthearrangementofherhair,shewasalmostsureofbeingtoldthatupon"herwordshelookedvastlysmart,andshedaredtosayshewouldmakeagreatmanyconquests.

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