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           "Well,heisaloftymanofgenius,andadmiresthegreatandheroicinlifeandnovels;andsohadbettertakewarningandgoelsewhere.

           Well,then.Theflowers,andthepresents,andthetrunks,andbonnet-boxesofMissSedleyhavingbeenarrangedbyMr.Sambointhecarriage,togetherwithaverysmallandweather-beatenoldcow’s-skintrunkwithMissSharp’scardneatlynaileduponit,whichwasdeliveredbySambowithagrin,andpackedbythecoachmanwithacorrespondingsneerthehourforpartingcame;andthegriefofthatmomentwasconsiderablylessenedbytheadmirablediscoursewhichMissPinkertonaddressedtoherpupil.NotthatthepartingspeechcausedAmeliatophilosophise,orthatitarmedherinanywaywithacalmness,theresultofargument;butitwasintolerablydull,pompous,andtedious;andhavingthefearofherschoolmistressgreatlybeforehereyes,MissSedleydidnotventure,inherpresence,togivewaytoanyebullitionsofprivategrief.Aseed-cakeandabottleofwinewereproducedinthedrawing-room,asonthesolemnoccasionsofthevisitsofparents,andtheserefreshmentsbeingpartakenof,MissSedleywasatlibertytodepart.

           "You’llgoinandsaygood-bytoMissPinkerton,Becky!"saidMissJemimatoayoungladyofwhomnobodytookanynotice,andwhowascomingdownstairswithherownbandbox.

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