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and   sent   his   kind   regards   to her。  She     kept   turning   over   and   admiring 

her letter。    At last she spoke ´ 

     ;I remember their sending one to Deborah just like this�察�but that I                 did 

not   wonder   at�察  �for   everybody   knew   she       was   so   clear´headed。     I   am 

afraid I could not help them  much�察�indeed�察�if they came to                    accounts�察�I 

should   be   quite   in   the   way�察  �for   I   never   could   do   sums  in   my   head。 

Deborah�察�I know�察�rather wished to go�察�and went so far                  as to order a new 

bonnet for the occasion�此�but when the time came                 she had a bad cold�察�so 

they  sent   her   a   very  polite   account   of   what  they  had done。       Chosen   a 

director�察  �I   think   it   was。 Do   you   think    they   want   me   to   help   them   to 

choose a director�拭       �I am sure I should       choose your father at once��' 

     ;My father has no shares in the bank�察─�said I。 

     ;Oh�察�no�      �I remember。       He objected very much to Deborah's buying 

any�察�I believe。      But she was quite the woman of business�察 �and                  always 

judged for herself�察�and here�察�you see�察�they have paid eight                  per cent。 all 

these years。; 

     It was a very uncomfortable subject to me�察�with my half´knowledge�察�

so I thought I would change the conversation�察�and I asked at what                      time 

she   thought   we   had   better   go   and   see   the   fashions。 ;Well�察  �my     dear�察─�

she said�察 �the thing is this�此�it is not etiquette to go till            after twelve�察�but 

then�察�you see�察�all Cranford will be there�察�and             one does not like to be too 

curious about dress and trimmings and                caps with all the world looking 

on。     It    is  never    genteel    to  be     over´curious      on   these    occasions。 

Deborah   had   the   knack   of   always      looking   as   if   the   latest   fashion   was 

nothing new to her�察�a manner            she had caught from Lady Arley�察�who did 

see all the new modes in           London�察�you know。           So I thought we would 

just slip down ´ for I do         want this morning�察�soon after breakfast half´a´ 

pound of tea ´ and         then we could go up and examine the things at our 

leisure�察�and see      exactly how my new silk gown must be made�察�and then�察�

after   twelve�察   �we   could   go   with   our   minds   disengaged�察  �and   free   from 

thoughts of      dress。; 

     We began to talk of Miss Matty's new silk gown。                   I discovered that 



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it   would   be   really  the   first   time   in   her   life   that   she   had   had   to choose 

anything of consequence for herself�此�for Miss Jenkyns had                        always been 

the more decided character�察�whatever her taste might                    have been�察�and it is 

astonishing how   such   people   carry  the   world            before   them  by  the   mere 

force of will。      Miss Matty anticipated the             sight of the glossy folds with 

as   much   delight   as   if   the   five   sovereigns�察  �set   apart   for   the   purchase�察�

could   buy  all   the silks  in     the   shop�察  �and   ��remembering   my  own   loss   of 

two   hours   in   a  toyshop     before   I   could   tell   on   what   wonder   to   spend   a 

silver   threepence��   I     was   very   glad   that   we   were   going   early�察  �that   dear 

Miss Matty might          have leisure for the delights of perplexity。 

     If a happy sea´green could be met with�察�the gown was to be sea´ green�此�

if not�察�she inclined to maize�察�and I to silver gray�察�and we                    discussed the 

requisite   number   of   breadths   until   we   arrived   at   the       shop´door。        We 

were     to  buy    the   tea�察 �select   the   silk�察 �and    then    clamber      up   the   iron 

corkscrew stairs that led into what was once a                 loft�察�though now a fashion 

show´room。 

     The   young   men   at   Mr   Johnson's   had   on   their   best   looks�察  �and   their 

best   cravats�察  �and   pivoted   themselves   over   the   counter   with          surprising 

activity。     They wanted to show us upstairs at once�察�but                  on the principle 

of business first and pleasure afterwards�察�we                 stayed to purchase the tea。 

Here   Miss   Matty's   absence   of   mind         betrayed   itself。    If   she   was   made 

aware   that   she   had   been   drinking        green   tea   at   any   time�察  �she   always 

thought it her duty to lie awake             half through the night afterward ��I have 

known her take it in           ignorance many a time without such effects���察�and 

consequently green           tea was prohibited the house�察�yet to´day she herself 

asked     for   the   obnoxious        article�察 �under    the   impression      that   she   was 

talking   about      the   silk。   However�察  �the   mistake   was   soon   rectified�察  �and 

then the      silks were unrolled in good truth。              By this time the shop was 

pretty    well    filled�察 �for   it  was   Cranford      market´day�察     �and   many     of   the 

farmers      and   country     people    from    the   neighbourhood         round    came     in�察�

sleeking   down   their   hair�察  �and   glancing   shyly   about�察  �from   under           their 

eyelids�察�as anxious to take back some notion of the unusual                      gaiety to the 

mistress or the lasses at home�察�and yet feeling that                they were out of place 

among   the   smart   shopmen   and   gay   shawls   and            summer   prints。        One 



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honest´looking man�察�however�察�made his way up to                   the counter at which 

we    stood�察  �and   boldly   asked    to  look   at  a  shawl    or   two。   The     other 

country folk confined themselves to the grocery               side�察�but our neighbour 

was evidently too full of some kind             intention towards mistress�察�wife or 

daughter�察�to be shy�察�and it        soon became a question with me�察�whether he 

or Miss Matty would keep            their shopmen the longest time。          He thought 

each   shawl   more      beautiful   than   the   last�察  �and�察  �as   for   Miss   Matty�察  �she 

smiled and       sighed over each fresh bale that was brought out�察�one colour 

set    off   another�察  �and   the   heap   together   would�察  �as   she   said�察  �make   even 

the rainbow look poor。 

     ;I am afraid�察─�said she�察�hesitating�察 �Whichever I choose I shall              wish I 

had taken another。       Look at this lovely crimson� �it would be            so warm in 

winter。    But   spring   is   coming   on�察  �you   know。    I   wish   I could   have   a 

gown for every season�察─�said she�察�dropping her voice ´                 as we all did in 

Cranford whenever we talked of anything we wished                     for but could not 

afford。    ;However�察─�she continued in a louder and                more cheerful tone�察�

;it would give me a great deal of trouble to              take care of them if I had 

them�察�so�察�I think�察�I'll only take one。         But which must it be�察�my dear�拭─�

     And   now   she   hovered   over   a   lilac   with   yellow   spots�察  �while   I   pulled 

out a quiet sage´green that had faded into insignificance under the                  more 

brilliant colours�察�but which was nevertheless a good silk in                  its humble 

way。     Our attention was called off to our neighbour。             He     had chosen a 

shawl of about thirty shillings' value�察�and his face            looked broadly happy�察�

under the anticipation�察�no doubt�察�of the            pleasant surprise he would give 

to some Molly or Jenny at home�察�he              had tugged a leathern purse out of 

his breeches´pocket�察 �and   had        offered a  five´pound   note in   payment   for 

the shawl�察�and for   some        parcels which had been brought round to   him 

from the grocery        counter�察�and it was just at this point that he attracted 

our    notice。     The    shopman      was   examining      the  note   with   a  puzzled�察�

doubtful air。 

     ;Town and County Bank�             �I am not sure�察�sir�察�but I believe we   have 

received a warning against notes issued by this bank only this                  morning。 

I will just step and ask Mr Johnson�察�sir�察�but I'm afraid            I must trouble you 

for payment in cash�察�or in a note of a different           bank。; 



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     I   never   saw   a   man's   countenance   fall   so   suddenly   into   dismay   and 

bewilderment。         It was almost piteous to see the rapid change。 

     ;Dang   it� ─  �said   he�察  �striking   his   fist   down   on   the   table�察  �as   if   to try 

which was the harder�察 �the chap talks as if notes and gold were                      to be had 

for the picking up。; 

     Miss   Matty   had   forgotten   her   silk   gown   in   her   interest   for   the   man。 

I don't   think   she   had caught   the name   of the bank�察 �and   in   my            nervous 

cowardice  I  was   anxious   that   she  should   not�察  �and so   I began           admiring 

the yellow´spotted lilac gown that I had been utterly                   condemning only a 

minute before。        But it was of no use。 

     ;What bank was it�拭          �I mean�察�what bank did your note belong to�拭─�

     ;Town and County Bank。; 

     ;Let me see it�察─�said she quietly to the shopman�察�gently taking it                      out 

of his hand�察�as he brought it back to return it to t

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