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shouldered�察      �clumsy�察    �high´featured       Priscilla   wore    a   dress    the 

facsimile   of  her  pretty  sister¨s�察  �was   either   the   mistaken   vanity   of 

the one�察�or the malicious contrivance of the other in order to set off 

her     own     rare    beauty。     But    the    good´natured�察      �self´forgetful 

cheeriness       and    commonsense          of  Priscilla    would     soon     have 

dissipated      the  one    suspicion�察   �and   the   modest     calm    of  Nancy¨s 

speech and manners told clearly of a mind free from all disavowed 

devices。 

    Places   of  honour  had  been   kept  for  the  Miss   Lammeters   near 

the head of the principal tea´table in the wainscoted parlour�察�now 

looking fresh and pleasant with handsome branches of holly�察�yew�察�

and   laurel�察  �from     the  abundant   growths        of   the  old  garden�察  �and 

Nancy   felt   an   inward   flutter�察  �that   no   firmness   of   purpose   could 

prevent�察�when she saw Mr。 Godfrey Cass advancing to lead her to 

a seat between himself and Mr。 Crackenthorp�察�while Priscilla was 

called   to  the   opposite   side   between  her  father  and   the   Squire。   It 

certainly   did   make   some   difference   to   Nancy   that   the   lover   she 

had given up was the young man of quite the highest consequence 

in the parish!at home in a venerable and unique parlour�察�which 

was the extremity of grandeur in her experience�察�a parlour where 



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she might one day have been mistress�察�with the consciousness that 

she   was   spoken   of   as   ^Madam   Cass ̄�察        �the   Squire¨s    wife。   These 

circumstances   exalted   her   inward   drama   in   her   own   eyes�察  �and 

deepened the emphasis with which she declared to herself that not 

the most dazzling rank should induce her to marry a man whose 

conduct showed him careless of his character�察�but that ^love once�察�

love always ̄ was the motto of a true and pure woman�察�and no man 

should ever have any right over her which would be a call on her 

to destroy the dried flowers that she treasured�察�and always would 

treasure�察    �for   Godfrey     Cass¨s    sake。   And    Nancy      was   capable     of 

keeping her word to herself under very trying conditions。 Nothing 

but   a   becoming   blush   betrayed   the   moving   thoughts   that   urged 

themselves        upon     her   as   she   accepted      the   seat    next    to  Mr。 

Crackenthorp�察  �for   she   was   so  instinctively   neat   and   adroit   in   all 

her   actions�察  �and   her   pretty   lips   met   each   other   with   such   quiet 

firmness�察     �that   it  would    have    been    difficult   for   her   to   appear 

agitated。 

    It   was   not   the   Rector¨s   practice   to   let   a   charming   blush   pass 

without an appropriate compliment。 He was not in the least lofty 

or    aristocratic�察   �but   simply     a  merry´eyed�察     �small´featured�察      �gray´ 

haired   man�察  �with   his   chin      propped   by   an     ample    many´creased 

white   neck´cloth   which   seemed   to   predominate   over   every   other 

point in his person�察�and somehow to impress its peculiar character 

on   his   remarks�察  �so   that   to   have   considered   his   amenities   apart 

from     his   cravat     would     have    been    a   severe�察   �and    perhaps      a 

dangerous�察�effort of abstraction。 

    ^Ha�察  �Miss   Nancy�察院  �he   said�察 �turning   his   head   within   his   cravat 

and  smiling  down   pleasantly  upon   her�察   �when  anybody  pretends 

this   has   been   a   severe   winter�察  �I   shall   tell   them   I   saw   the   roses 



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blooming on New Year¨s Eve!eh�察�Godfrey�察�what do you say�拭院�

    Godfrey   made   no   reply�察      �and   avoided     looking    at  Nancy     very 

markedly�察�for though these complimentary personalities were held 

to be in excellent taste in old´fashioned Raveloe society�察�reverent 

love has a politeness of its own which it teaches to men otherwise 

of    small   schooling。      But   the    Squire    was    rather     impatient     at 

Godfrey¨s      showing      himself    a   dull   spark    in  this   way。    By   this 

advanced hour of the day�察�the Squire was always in higher spirits 

than we have seen him in at  the   breakfast´table�察�and   felt  it  quite 

pleasant   to   fulfil   the   hereditary   duty   of   being   noisily   jovial   and 

patronising�此  �the   large   silver   snuffbox   was   in   active   service�察  �and 

was     offered    without    fail  to  all  neighbours      from    time    to  time�察�

however often they might have declined the favour。 At present�察�the 

Squire had only given an express welcome to the heads of families 

as    they   appeared�察     �but   always�察    �as  the    evening     deepened�察     �his 

hospitality rayed out more widely�察�till he had tapped the youngest 

guests     on   the   back    and    shown     a  peculiar     fondness     for   their 

presence�察  �in   the   full   belief   that   they   must   feel   their   lives   made 

happy   by   their   belonging   to      a  parish    where     there   was    such   a 

hearty   man   as   Squire   Cass   to   invite   them   and   wish   them   well。 

Even in this early stage of the jovial mood�察�it was natural that he 

should      wish    to  supply     his  son¨s    deficiencies     by   looking     and 

speaking for him。 

    ^Ay�察�ay�察院�he began�察�offering his snuffbox to Mr。 Lammeter�察�who 

for   the   second   time   bowed   his   head   and   waved   his   hand   in   stiff 

rejection   of   the   offer�察   �us   old   fellows   may   wish   ourselves   young 

tonight�察  �when   we   see   the   mistletoe´bough   in   the   White   Parlour。 

It¨s true�察�most things are gone back¨ard in these last thirty years! 

the country¨s going down since the old king fell ill。 But when I look 



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at   Miss   Nancy   here�察   �I   begin  to   think  the   lasses  keep    up   their 

quality!ding me if I remember a sample to match her�察�not when I 

was a fine young fellow�察�and thought a deal about my pigtail。 No 

offence to you�察�madam�察院�he added�察�bending to Mrs。 Crackenthorp�察�

who  sat  by  him�察 �I   didn¨t   know   you   when   you   were   as   young   as 

Miss Nancy here。 ̄ 

    Mrs。    Crackenthorp!a         small    blinking    woman�察     �who    fidgeted 

incessantly   with   her   lace�察  �ribbons�察  �and     gold   chain�察  �turning   her 

head about and making subdued noises�察�very much like a guinea´ 

pig    that   twitches     its  nose    and    soliloquises    in   all  company 

indiscriminately!now   blinked   and   fidgeted   towards   the   Squire�察�

and said�察 �Oh no!no offence。 ̄ 

    This emphatic compliment of the Squire¨s to Nancy was felt by 

others besides Godfrey to have a diplomatic significance�察�and her 

father gave a slight additional erectness to his back�察�as he looked 

across   the   table   at   her   with   complacent   gravity。   That   grave   and 

orderly senior was not going to bate a jot of his dignity by seeming 

elated    at   the  notion    of  a  match     between     his   family   and    the 

Squire¨s�此�he was gratified by any honour paid to his daughter�察�but 

he must see an alteration in several ways before his consent would 

be   vouchsafed。   His   spare   but   healthy   person�察  �and   high´featured�察�

firm face�察�that looked as if it had never been flushed by excess�察�was 

in   strong    contrast�察   �not   only   with    the  Squire¨s�察   �but   with    the 

appearance of the Raveloe farmers generally!in accordance with 

a   favourite    saying    of  his  own�察   �that  ^breed    was    stronger    than 

pasture。 ̄ 

    ^Miss   Nancy¨s   wonderful   like   what   her   mother   was�察       �though�察�

isn¨t she�察�Kimble�拭院�said the stout lady of that name�察�looking round 

for her husband。 



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    But Dr。 Kimble ��country apothecaries in old days enjoyed that 

title without authority of diploma���察�being a thin and agile man�察�was 

flitting   about    the   room    with   his  hands     in  his  pockets�察   �making 

himself      agreeable       to   his   feminine      patients�察    �with     medical 

impartiality�察     �and   being    welcomed       everywhere       as  a   doctor    by 

hereditary      right!not      one   of  those   miserable     apothecaries      who 

canvass      for  practice    in  strange   neighbourhoods�察        �and   spend     all 

their income in starving their one horse�察�but a man of substance�察�

able to keep an extravagant table like the best of his patients。 Time 

out  of  mind   the   Raveloe  doctor   had   been   a   Kimble�察  �Kimble   was 

inherently   a   doctor¨s   name�察  �and   it   was   difficult   to   contemplate 

firmly the melancholy fact that the   actual   Kimble   had no  son�察  �so 

that his practice might one day be handed over to a successor with 

the incongruous name of Taylor or Johnson。 But in that case the 

wiser people in Raveloe would employ Dr。 Blick of Flitton!as less 

unnatural。 

    ^Did   you   speak   to   me�察  �my   dear�拭院  �said   the   authentic   doctor�察�

coming   quickly   to   his   wife¨s   side�察  �

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