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Chapter XXXVI

           Happyhaditbeenforher,ifherregardforEdwardhaddependedlessonhisownmerit,thanonthemeritofhisnearestrelations!Forthenhisbrother’sbowmusthavegiventhefinishingstroketowhattheill-humourofhismotherandsisterwouldhavebegun.Butwhileshewonderedatthedifferenceofthetwoyoungmen,shedidnotfindthattheemptinessofconceitoftheone,putheroutofallcharitywiththemodestyandworthoftheother.WhytheyWEREdifferent,Robertexclaimedtoherhimselfinthecourseofaquarterofanhour’sconversation;for,talkingofhisbrother,andlamentingtheextremeGAUCHERIEwhichhereallybelievedkepthimfrommixinginpropersociety,hecandidlyandgenerouslyattributeditmuchlesstoanynaturaldeficiency,thantothemisfortuneofaprivateeducation;whilehehimself,thoughprobablywithoutanyparticular,anymaterialsuperioritybynature,merelyfromtheadvantageofapublicschool,wasaswellfittedtomixintheworldasanyotherman.

           "Uponmysoul,"headded,"Ibelieveitisnothingmore;andsoIoftentellmymother,whensheisgrievingaboutit.’MydearMadam,’Ialwayssaytoher,’youmustmakeyourselfeasy.Theevilisnowirremediable,andithasbeenentirelyyourowndoing.Whywouldyoubepersuadedbymyuncle,SirRobert,againstyourownjudgment,toplaceEdwardunderprivatetuition,atthemostcriticaltimeofhislife?IfyouhadonlysenthimtoWestminsteraswellasmyself,insteadofsendinghimtoMr.Pratt’s,allthiswouldhavebeenprevented.

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