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Miss Oliver already honoured e

I had learnt her whole character, which ithout uise: she was coquettish but not heartless; exacting, but not

worthlessly selfish She had been indulged from her birth, but was

not absolutely spoilt She was hasty, but good-hulance in the glass showed her such a

flush of loveliness), but not affected; liberal-handed; innocent of

the pride of wealth; ingenuous; sufficiently intelligent; gay,

lively, and unthinking: she was very char, in short, even to a

cool observer of her own sex like hly impressive A very different sort of mind

was hers from that, for instance, of the sisters of St John

Still, I liked her almost as I liked my pupil Adele; except that,

for a child e have watched over and taught, a closer affection

is engendered than we can give an equally attractive adult

acquaintance

She had taken an amiable caprice to me She said I was like Mr

Rivers, only, certainly, she allowed, "not one-tenth so handsoh, but he was an angel"

I was, however, good, clever, composed, and firm, like hie schoolmistress: she was

sure htful ro, while, with her usual child-like activity, and