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Arcadian Simplicity

           Theyoungdoctorgaveacertainfriendofyourstounderstandthat,ifshechosetobeMrs.Glauber,shewaswelcometoornamentthesurgery!Itoldhisimpudencethatthegiltpestleandmortarwasquiteornamentenough;asifIwasborn,indeed,tobeacountrysurgeon’swife!Mr.Glauberwenthomeseriouslyindisposedathisrebuff,tookacoolingdraught,andisnowquitecured.SirPittapplaudedmyresolutionhighly;hewouldbesorrytolosehislittlesecretary,Ithink;andIbelievetheoldwretchlikesmeasmuchasitisinhisnaturetolikeanyone.Marry,indeed!andwithacountryapothecary,afterNo,no,onecannotsosoonforgetoldassociations,aboutwhichIwilltalknomore.LetusreturntoHumdrumHall.

           ForsometimepastitisHumdrumHallnolonger.Mydear,MissCrawleyhasarrivedwithherfathorses,fatservants,fatspanielthegreatrichMissCrawley,withseventythousandpoundsinthefivepercents.,whom,orIhadbettersayWHICH,hertwobrothersadore.Shelooksveryapoplectic,thedearsoul;nowonderherbrothersareanxiousabouther.Youshouldseethemstrugglingtosettlehercushions,ortohandhercoffee!"WhenIcomeintothecountry,"shesays(forshehasagreatdealofhumour),"Ileavemytoady,MissBriggs,athome.Mybrothersaremytoadieshere,mydear,andaprettypairtheyare!"

           Whenshecomesintothecountryourhallisthrownopen,andforamonth,atleast,youwouldfancyoldSirWalpolewascometolifeagain.

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