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Chapter 7

           Onestateresemblessettingahungrymandowntoasingledish,onwhichhemayconcentratehisentireappetiteanddoitjustice;theother,introducinghimtoatablelaidoutbyFrenchcooks:hecanperhapsextractasmuchenjoymentfromthewhole;buteachpartisamereatominhisregardandremembrance."

           "Oh!herewearethesameasanywhereelse,whenyougettoknowus,"observedMrs.Dean,somewhatpuzzledatmyspeech.

           "Excuseme,"Iresponded;"you,mygoodfriend,areastrikingevidenceagainstthatassertion.Exceptingafewprovincialismsofslightconsequence,youhavenomarksofthemannerswhichIamhabituatedtoconsideraspeculiartoyourclass.Iamsureyouhavethoughtagreatdealmorethanthegeneralityofservantsthink.Youhavebeencompelledtocultivateyourreflectivefacultiesforwantofoccasionsforfritteringyourlifeawayinsillytrifles."Mrs.Deanlaughed.

           "Icertainlyesteemmyselfasteady,reasonablekindofbody,"shesaid;"notexactlyfromlivingamongthehillsandseeingonesetoffaces,andoneseriesofactions,fromyear’sendtoyear’send;butIhaveundergonesharpdiscipline,whichhastaughtmewisdom;andthen,Ihavereadmorethanyouwouldfancy,Mr.Lockwood.YoucouldnotopenabookinthislibrarythatIhavenotlookedinto,andgotsomethingoutofalso:unlessitbethatrangeofGreekandLatin,andthatofFrench;andthoseIknowonefromanother:itisasmuchasyoucanexpectofapoorman’sdaughter

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