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"Then she had better come to us," said Lady Bertram, with the utnity, "Yes, let her home be in this house We will endeavour to do our duty by her, and she will, at least, have the advantage of coular instructress"
"Very true," cried Mrs Norris, "which are both very important considerations; and it will be just the sairls to teach, or only two—there can be no difference I only wish I could be more useful; but you see I do all in my power I am not one of those that spare their own trouble; and Nanny shall fetch her, however it may put me to inconvenience to have my chief counsellor away for three days I suppose, sister, you will put the child in the little white attic, near the old nurseries It will be much the best place for her, so near Miss Lee, and not far froirls, and close by the housemaids, who could either of them help to dress her, you know, and take care of her clothes, for I suppose you would not think it fair to expect Ellis to wait on her as well as the others Indeed, I do not see that you could possibly place her anywhere else"
Lady Bertram made no opposition
"I hope she will prove a well-disposed girl," continued Mrs Norris, "and be sensible of her unco such friends"
"Should her disposition be really bad," said Sir Thomas, "we must not, for our own children's sake, continue her in the fareat an evil We shall probably see ross ignorance, soarity of manner; but these are not incurable faults; nor, I trust, can they be dangerous for her associates Had er than herself, I should have considered the introduction of such a companion as a matter of very seriousto fear for the to hope for her, from the association"
"That is exactly what I think," cried Mrs Norris, "and what I was saying toIt will be an education for the child, said I, only being with her cousins; if Miss Lee taught her nothing, she would learn to be good and clever from them"
"I hope she will not tease ot Julia to leave it alone"
"There will be some difficulty in our way, Mrs Norris," observed Sir Thoirls as they grow up: how to preserve in the hters the consciousness of what they are, withoutthe her spirits too far, to make her remember that she is not a Miss Bertraood friends, and would, on no account, authorise in ance towards their relation; but still they cannot be equals Their rank, fortune, rights, and expectations will always be different It is a point of great delicacy, and you ht line of conduct"
Mrs Norris was quite at his service; and though she perfectly agreed with hied hied
It will be readily believed that Mrs Norris did not write to her sister in vain Mrs Price seeirl should be fixed on, when she had so many fine boys, but accepted the offera very well-disposed, good-hu they would never have cause to throw her off She spoke of her farther as souine in the hope of her being e of air Poor woree with many of her children