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Her voice broke down, though she kept from tears as an unkindness to her

aunt

In very fact, little as she knew it, she could not have defended herself

better than by this huuidance of her

conduct upon her aunt If she had been affronted, Mrs Curtis could have

been displeased; but to be thus set to prescribe the right conduct, was

at once

"Well, well, ht; you can

judge best I would not have you ungrateful or uncivil, only you know

you are living very quietly, and inti will direct you Dear child! you have taken what I said so

kindly And now let irl"

Rachel had not anticipated that the upshot of a remonstrance, even from

her mother, would be that Fanny was to be directed by her own feeling!

That sa took Lady Temple to Mackarel Lane later in the day

She had told the Colonel her intention, and obtained Alison's assurance

that Ermine's stay at Myrtlewood need not be impracticable, and armed

with their consent, she made her timid tap at Miss Williams' door, and

showed her sweet face within it

"May I coone for a walk I

told them I would come! I did want to see you!"

"Thank you," said Errave