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;I do believe there's spirit in it。; 

     ;Only     a  little  drop   ´  just  necessary     to  make     it  keep�察─  �said   Miss 

Barker。     ;You   know   we   put   brandy´pepper   over   our   preserves   to   make 

them keep。       I often feel tipsy myself from eating damson tart。; 



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     I   question   whether   damson   tart   would   have   opened   Mrs   Jamieson's 

heart    as   the  cherry´brandy       did�察 �but   she   told   us   of  a  coming     event�察�

respecting which she had been quite silent till that moment。 

     ;My sister´in´law�察�Lady Glenmire�察�is coming to stay with me。; 

     There was a chorus of ;Indeed� ─�and then a pause。                  Each one rapidly 

reviewed her   wardrobe�察  �as   to   its   fitness   to   appear   in   the  presence    of   a 

baron's   widow�察  �for�察  �of   course�察  �a   series   of   small   festivals  were   always 

held in Cranford on the arrival of a visitor at any of               our friends' houses。 

We felt very pleasantly excited on the            present occasion。 

     Not long after this the maids and the lanterns were announced。                      Mrs 

Jamieson       had   the   sedan´chair�察    �which     had   squeezed      itself  into   Miss 

Barker's narrow lobby with some difficulty�察�and most literally                     ;stopped 

the way。;      It required some skilful manoeuvring on the                 part of the old 

chairmen   ��shoemakers by  day�察 �but   when   summoned   to               carry  the   sedan 

dressed   up   in   a   strange   old   livery  ´   long   great´   coats�察  �with   small   capes�察�

coeval with the sedan�察�and similar to the              dress of the class in Hogarth's 

pictures�� to edge�察�and back�察�and            try at it again�察�and finally to succeed in 

carrying their burden         out of Miss Barker's front door。             Then we heard 

their quick pit´a´ pat along the quiet little street as we put on our calashes 

and     pinned up our gowns�察�Miss Barker hovering about us with offers of 

help�察   �which�察   �if  she   had   not   remembered       her   former    occupation�察    �and 

wished us to forget it�察�would have been much more pressing。 



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                CHAPTER VIII ´ ;YOUR 

                             LADYSHIP; 



     EARLY the next morning ´ directly after twelve ´ Miss Pole made her 

appearance at Miss Matty's。          Some very trifling piece of business            was 

alleged    as  a  reason    for  the  call�察 �but  there   was   evidently    something 

behind。     At last out it came。 

     ;By the way�察 �you'll think I'm strangely ignorant�察�but�察�do you                really 

know�察�I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire。                        Do you 

say�察�'Your Ladyship��' where you   would say 'you' to a   common                 person�拭�

I have been puzzling all morning�察�and are we to say 'My                  Lady��' instead 

of 'Ma'am��'      Now you knew Lady Arley ´ will you                 kindly tell me the 

most correct way of speaking to the peerage�拭─�

     Poor   Miss   Matty�   �she   took   off   her   spectacles   and   she   put   them   on 

again ´ but how Lady Arley was addressed�察�she could not remember。 

     ;It  is  so  long   ago�察─  �she  said。   ;Dear�    �dear�   �how    stupid   I  am�   �I 

don't think I ever saw her more than twice。            I know we used to call         Sir 

Peter�察�'Sir Peter' ´ but he came much oftener to see us than                Lady Arley 

did。    Deborah      would    have   known     in  a  minute。     'My    lady'  ´   'your 

ladyship。'     It sounds very strange�察�and as if it was not          natural。    I never 

thought of it before�察�but�察�now you have named it�察            �I am all in a puzzle。; 

     It   was   very   certain   Miss   Pole   would   obtain   no   wise   decision   from 

Miss     Matty�察   �who    got   more     bewildered     every    moment�察     �and    more 

perplexed as to etiquettes of address。 

     ;Well�察�I really think�察─�said Miss Pole�察 �I had better just go and                tell 

Mrs Forrester about our little difficulty。        One sometimes         grows nervous�察�

and yet one would not have Lady Glenmire think we                 were quite ignorant 

of the etiquettes of high life in Cranford。; 

     ;And   will   you   just   step   in   here�察  �dear   Miss   Pole�察  �as   you   come   back�察�

please�察   �and   tell  me  what    you   decide   upon�拭    �Whatever      you   and   Mrs 

Forrester    fix  upon�察   �will  be  quite   right�察 �I'm  sure。   'Lady     Arley��'   'Sir 

Peter��';   said   Miss   Matty   to   herself�察  �trying   to   recall   the   old forms   of 



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words。 

     ;Who is Lady Glenmire�拭─�asked I。 

     ;Oh�察  �she's   the   widow   of   Mr   Jamieson   ´   that's   Mrs   Jamieson's   late 

husband�察�you know ´ widow of his eldest brother。                Mrs Jamieson was          a 

Miss Walker�察�daughter of Governor Walker。                'Your ladyship。'      My     dear�察�

if they fix on that way of speaking�察�you must just let me                practice a little 

on you first�察�for I shall feel so foolish and hot            saying it the first time to 

Lady Glenmire。; 

     It   was   really   a   relief   to   Miss   Matty   when   Mrs   Jamieson   came   on   a 

very   unpolite   errand。     I   notice   that   apathetic   people   have   more    quiet 

impertinence       than   others�察  �and   Mrs   Jamieson     came    now    to   insinuate 

pretty plainly that she did not particularly wish that              the Cranford ladies 

should call upon her sister´in´law。           I can    hardly say how she made this 

clear�察�for I grew very indignant and            warm�察�while with slow deliberation 

she was explaining her wishes to             Miss Matty�察�who�察�a true lady herself�察�

could hardly understand the           feeling which made Mrs Jamieson wish to 

appear to her noble sister´ in´law as if she only visited ;county; families。 

Miss Matty       remained puzzled and perplexed long after I had found out 

the    object of Mrs Jamieson's visit。 

     When   she   did   understand   the   drift   of   the   honourable   lady's   call�察  �it 

was pretty to see with what quiet dignity she received the               intimation thus 

uncourteously   given。       She   was   not   in   the   least   hurt ´   she   was   of   too 

gentle a spirit for that�察�nor was she exactly           conscious of disapproving of 

Mrs Jamieson's conduct�察�but there was               something of this feeling in her 

mind�察�I am sure�察�which made her             pass from the subject to others in a less 

flurried   and   more     composed   manner   than   usual。        Mrs   Jamieson   was�察�

indeed�察�the more        flurried of the two�察�and I could see she was glad to take 

her    leave。 

     A    little  while   afterwards    Miss    Pole    returned�察  �red   and   indignant。 

;Well� �to be sure�        �You've had Mrs Jamieson here�察�I find from               Martha�察�

and we are not to call on Lady Glenmire。                Yes�    �I met Mrs       Jamieson�察�

half´way   between   here   and   Mrs   Forrester's�察  �and   she   told    me�察  �she   took 

me    so   by  surprise�察  �I  had   nothing    to  say。   I   wish   I  had   thought     of 

something   very   sharp   and   sarcastic�察  �I   dare   say   I   shall to´night。     And 



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Lady Glenmire is but the widow of a Scotch baron                   after all�    �I went on 

to look at Mrs Forrester's Peerage�察�to see            who this lady was�察�that is to be 

kept under a glass case�此�widow of             a Scotch peer ´ never sat in the House 

of Lords ´ and as poor as         job�察�I dare say�察�and she ´ fifth daughter of some 

Mr Campbell or         other。    You are the daughter of a rector�察�at any rate�察�and 

related     to   the   Arleys�察  �and   Sir   Peter   might   have   been   Viscount   Arley�察�

every     one says。; 

     Miss     Matty    tried   to  soothe    Miss    Pole�察  �but   in  vain。    That    lady�察�

usually so kind and good´humoured�察�was now in a full flow of anger。 

     ;And I went and ordered a cap this morning�察�to be quite ready�察─                   �said 

she   at   last�察  �letting   out   the   secret   which   gave   sting   to   Mrs Jamieson's 

intimation。      ;Mrs Jamieson shall see if it is so easy to             get me to make 

fourth   at   a   pool   when   she   has   none   of   her   fine Scotch   relations   with 

her� ─�

     In   coming   out   of   church�察  �the   first   Sunday   on   which   Lady   Glenmire 

appeared      in  Cranford�察    �we   sedulously     talked    together�察  �and   turned    our 

backs on Mrs Jamieson and her guest。                If we might not call on her�察         �we 

would   not   even   look   at   her�察  �though   we   were   dying   with   curiosity      to 

know what she was like。           We had the comfort of questioning              Martha in 

the   afternoon。     Martha   did   not   belong   to   a   sphere   of    society   whose 

observation      could    be  an   implied    compliment      to  Lady     Glenmire�察     �and 

Martha had made good use of her eyes。 

     ;Well�察 �ma'am�   �is   it   the   little   lady  with   Mrs Jamieson�察 �you   mean�拭     �I 

thought     you    would     like  more    to   know    how     young    Mrs    Smith    was 

dressed�察�her being a bride。;         ��Mrs Smith was the butcher's wife��。 

     Miss    Pole    said�察  �Good   

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