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kind   friends�察 �but   BONUS   BERNARDUS  NON VIDET  OMNIA�察  �in   this 

map too。        He was to win honours at the Shrewsbury School�察�and carry 

them     thick   to   Cambridge�察  �and   after   that�察  �a living   awaited   him�察 �the   gift 

of   his   godfather�察  �Sir   Peter Arley。   Poor   Peter�   �his   lot   in   life   was very 

different to what his friends had hoped and planned。                  Miss     Matty told 

me all about it�察�and I think it was a relief when she            had done so。 

     He   was   the   darling   of   his   mother�察  �who   seemed   to   dote   on   all   her 

children�察 �though   she   was�察 �perhaps�察  �a   little  afraid   of   Deborah's    superior 

acquirements。       Deborah was the favourite of her father�察            �and when Peter 

disappointed him�察�she became his pride。             The sole      honour Peter brought 

away from Shrewsbury was the reputation of                 being the best good fellow 

that   ever   was�察  �and   of  being    the  captain    of   the   school   in  the  art  of 

practical joking。      His father was       disappointed�察�but set about remedying 

the matter in   a manly  way。          He   could not   afford   to send   Peter   to  read 

with any tutor�察�but he        could read with him himself�察�and Miss Matty told 

me    much     of  the   awful     preparations     in  the  way    of  dictionaries    and 

lexicons that      were made in her father's study the morning Peter began。 

     ;My poor mother� ─�said she。            ;I remember how she used to stand in 

the hall�察�just near enough the study´door�察�to catch the tone of my                 father's 

voice。     I   could   tell   in   a   moment   if   all   was   going   right�察�by   her   face。 

And it did go right for a long time。; 

     ;What     went    wrong    at  last�拭─ �said   I。  ;That    tiresome    Latin�察  �I  dare 

say。; 

     ;No� �it was not the Latin。         Peter was in high favour with my            father�察�

for   he   worked     up   well  for   him。    But    he  seemed     to  think   that   the 

Cranford people might be joked about�察�and made fun of�察�and they                    did not 

like it�察�nobody does。        He was always hoaxing them�察             �'hoaxing' is not a 

pretty word�察�my dear�察�and I hope you won't tell              your father I used it�察�for I 

should not like him to think that I           was not choice in my language�察�after 

living with such a   woman as           Deborah。       And be sure you   never use it 



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yourself。     I don't know how         it slipped out of my mouth�察�except it was 

that I was thinking of       poor Peter and it was always his expression。             But 

he   was    a  very   gentlemanly   boy   in      many    things。   He    was   like   dear 

Captain Brown in         always being ready to help any old person or a child。 

Still�察�he    did like joking and making fun�察�and he seemed to think the old 

ladies in Cranford would believe anything。             There were many old          ladies 

living here then�察�we are principally ladies now�察�I know�察�but               we are not so 

old as the ladies used to be when I was a girl。            I   could laugh to think of 

some of Peter's jokes。        No�察�my dear�察�I        won't tell you of them�察�because 

they   might    not   shock   you   as  they    ought    to  do�察 �and   they   were   very 

shocking。      He even took in my         father once�察�by dressing himself up as a 

lady that was passing         through the town and wished to see the Rector of 

Cranford�察    �'who    had   published     that   admirable    Assize    Sermon。'     Peter 

said he was awfully        frightened himself when he saw how my father took 

it   all   in�察 �and even   offered    to  copy   out   all  his   Napoleon    Buonaparte 

sermons for       her ´ him�察�I mean ´ no�察�her�察�for Peter was a lady then。              He 

told me     he was more terrified than he ever was before�察�all the time my 

father was speaking。         He did not think my father would have               believed 

him�察�and yet if he had not�察�it would have been a sad thing               for Peter。    As 

it was�察�he was none so glad of it�察�for my father               kept him hard at work 

copying out all those twelve Buonaparte              sermons for the lady ´ that was 

for   Peter   himself�察  �you   know。    He    was   the   lady。    And   once   when   he 

wanted   to   go   fishing�察  �Peter   said�察  �'Confound   the   woman��'   ´   very   bad 

language�察  �my   dear�察  �but   Peter   was   not   always   so   guarded   as   he   should 

have been�察�my father was so           angry with him�察�it nearly frightened me out 

of   my   wits�此  �and   yet  I  could   hardly   keep     from   laughing    at   the  little 

curtseys Peter kept       making�察�quite slyly�察�whenever my father spoke of the 

lady's    excellent taste and sound discrimination。; 

     ;Did Miss Jenkyns know of these tricks�拭─�said I。 

     ;Oh�察�no�     �Deborah would have been too much shocked。                  No�察�no one 

knew      but  me。     I   wish   I  had    always    known     of   Peter's   plans�察  �but 

sometimes he did not tell me。          He used to say the old ladies in the          town 

wanted something to talk about�察�but I don't think they did。                They had the 

ST  JAMES'S   CHRONICLE   three   times   a   week�察  �just   as   we          have   now�察�



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and   we   have   plenty   to   say�察  �and   I   remember   the   clacking     noise   there 

always     was    when    some     of  the   ladies   got  together。     But�察   �probably�察�

schoolboys talk more than ladies。            At last there was a       terrible�察�sad thing 

happened。;       Miss Matty got up�察�went to the            door�察�and opened it�察�no one 

was there。      She   rang   the bell   for   Martha�察 �and when   Martha   came�察 �her 

mistress told her to go for eggs         to a farm at the other end of the town。 

     ;I will lock the door after you�察�Martha。           You are not afraid to go�察       �are 

you�拭─�

     ;No�察�ma'am�察�not at all�察�Jem Hearn will be only too proud to go with 

me。; 

     Miss    Matty    drew    herself   up�察  �and   as  soon   as   we   were    alone�察  �she 

wished that Martha had more maidenly reserve。 

     ;We'll   put   out   the   candle�察  �my   dear。   We   can     talk   just   as   well  by 

firelight�察  �you    know。    There�      �Well�察  �you    see�察  �Deborah    had   gone    from 

home   for   a   fortnight   or   so�察  �it   was   a   very   still�察  �quiet   day�察  �I remember�察�

overhead�察�and the lilacs were all in flower�察�so I suppose                   it was spring。 

My father had gone out to see some sick people in                 the parish�察�I recollect 

seeing     him   leave   the   house    with   his  wig    and    shovel´hat     and   cane。 

What possessed our poor Peter I don't know�察               �he had the sweetest temper�察�

and    yet   he   always    seemed     to  like   to   plague     Deborah。      She    never 

laughed at his jokes�察�and thought him             ungenteel�察�and not careful enough 

about improving his mind�察�and            that vexed him。 

     ;Well� �he went to her room�察�it seems�察�and dressed himself in her                    old 

gown�察    �and    shawl�察  �and    bonnet�察   �just  the  things    she  used    to  wear    in 

Cranford�察�and was known by everywhere�察�and he made the pillow                         into a 

little ´ you are sure you locked the door�察�my dear�察�for I                 should not like 

anyone to hear ´ into ´ into a little baby�察�with           white long clothes。       It was 

only�察�as he told me afterwards�察�to make               something to talk about in the 

town�察  �he   never   thought   of   it   as affecting   Deborah。      And   he   went   and 

walked up and down in the             Filbert walk ´ just half´hidden by the rails�察�

and half´seen�察�and he         cuddled his pillow�察�just like a baby�察�and talked to it 

all   the   nonsense   people   do。       Oh   dear�   �and   my   father   came   stepping 

stately    up   the   street�察  �as   he   always   did�察  �and   what   should   he   see   but   a 

little black crowd of people ´ I daresay as many as twenty ´ all                   peeping 



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through his garden rails。         So he thought�察�at first�察�they         were only looking 

at   a   new   rhododendron   that   was   in   full   bloom�察  �and      that   he   was   very 

proud   of�察  �and   he   walked   slower�察  �that   they   might       have   more   time   to 

admire。      And   he   wondered   if   he   could   make   out   a      sermon   from   the 

occasion�察  �and   thought�察  �perhaps�察  �there   was   some          relation   between   the 

rhododendrons and the lilies of the field。               My      poor father�      �When he 

came   nearer�察  �he   began   to   wonder   that   they   did     not   see   him�察  �but   their 

heads were all so close together�察�peeping               and peeping�        �My father was 

amongst   them�察  �meaning�察  �he   said�察  �to   ask      them   to   walk   into   the   garden 

with him�察�and admire the beautiful              vegetable production�察�when ´ oh�察�my 

dear�察�I tremble to think of it          ´ he looked through the rails himself�察�and 

saw ´  I  don't   know  what        he  thought   he  saw�察 �but old   Clare told   me   his 

face went quite grey´ white with anger�察�and his eyes blazed out under his 

frowning   black       brows�察  �and   he   spoke   out   ´   oh�察  �so   terribly�    �   and   bade 

them all stop       where they wer

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