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´ but unconsciously�察�I think ´ for in a minute or two she                spoke to us quite 

in   her   usual    voice�察  �and    smiled    our   uneasiness      away�察    �although     she 

patiently submitted to the prescriptions we             enforced of a warm bed and a 

glass of weak negus。         I was to leave       Cranford the next day�察�and before I 

went I saw that all the effects           of the open window had quite vanished。 

I had   superintended   most   of       the   alterations necessary  in   the   house   and 

household during the          latter weeks of my stay。         The shop was once more 

a   parlour�此  �the   empty   resounding   rooms   again   furnished   up   to   the   very 

garrets。 

     There had been some talk of establishing Martha and Jem in another 

house�察�but Miss Matty would not hear of this。                 Indeed�察�I never saw         her 

so    much    roused    as   when    Miss    Pole   had    assumed     it  to  be  the   most 

desirable     arrangement。       As    long   as   Martha     would    remain    with    Miss 



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Matty�察�Miss Matty was only too thankful to have her about her�察�yes�察                       �and 

Jem   too�察  �who   was   a   very   pleasant   man   to   have   in   the   house�察  �for    she 

never saw him from week's end to week's end。                   And as for the        probable 

children�察    �if  they   would     all  turn  out   such    little  darlings    as   her   god´ 

daughter�察  �Matilda�察  �she   should   not   mind   the   number�察  �if        Martha   didn't。 

Besides�察�the next was to be called Deborah ´ a                   point which Miss Matty 

had reluctantly yielded to Martha's stubborn                determination that her first´ 

born   was   to   be   Matilda。    So   Miss   Pole     had   to   lower   her   colours�察  �and 

even her voice�察�as she said to me             that�察�as Mr and Mrs Hearn were still to 

go on living in the same          house with Miss Matty�察�we had certainly done a 

wise thing in hiring        Martha's niece as an auxiliary。 

     I left   Miss   Matty  and   Mr Peter   most   comfortable   and   contented�察  �the 

only   subject   for   regret   to   the   tender   heart   of   the   one�察  �and   the social 

friendly nature of the other�察�being the unfortunate quarrel                    between Mrs 

Jamieson   and   the   plebeian   Hogginses   and   their          following。      In   joke�察  �I 

prophesied one day that this would only last                  until Mrs Jamieson or Mr 

Mulliner   were   ill�察  �in   which   case   they      would   only   be   too   glad   to   be 

friends     with   Mr    Hoggins�察    �but   Miss     Matty     did   not   like  my    looking 

forward to anything like illness in            so light a manner�察�and before the year 

was out all had come round            in a far more satisfactory way。 

     I   received   two   Cranford   letters   on   one   auspicious   October   morning。 

Both Miss Pole and Miss Matty wrote to ask me to come over and meet 

the Gordons�察�who had returned to England alive and well with their                         two 

children�察 �now  almost   grown   up。          Dear   Jessie   Brown had   kept   her        old 

kind   nature�察  �although   she   had   changed   her   name   and   station�察  �and         she 

wrote to say that she and Major Gordon expected to be in                        Cranford on 

the   fourteenth�察  �and   she   hoped   and   begged   to   be       remembered   to   Mrs 

Jamieson ��named first�察�as became her honourable                   station���察�Miss Pole and 

Miss Matty ´ could she ever forget their               kindness to her poor father and 

sister�拭 � Mrs Forrester�察�Mr Hoggins               ��and here again came in an allusion 

to   kindness   shown   to   the   dead      long   ago���察  �his   new   wife�察  �who   as   such 

must   allow   Mrs   Gordon   to       desire   to   make   her   acquaintance�察  �and   who 

was�察�moreover�察�an old           Scotch friend of her husband's。              In short�察�every 

one was named�察         �from the rector ´ who had been appointed to Cranford in 



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the interim     between Captain Brown's death and Miss Jessie's marriage�察�

and    was    now   associated     with   the   latter   event   ´   down   to  Miss   Betty 

Barker。      All were asked to the luncheon�察�all except Mrs Fitz´Adam�察�who 

had    come to live in Cranford since Miss Jessie Brown's days�察�and whom 

I   found rather moping on account of the omission。               People wondered at 

Miss Betty Barker's being included in the honourable list�察�but�察                �then�察�as 

Miss     Pole   said�察  �we   must    remember      the   disregard    of   the   genteel 

proprieties of life in which the poor captain had educated                his girls�察�and 

for his sake we swallowed our pride。           Indeed�察�Mrs       Jamieson rather took 

it   as   a   compliment�察  �as   putting   Miss   Betty ��formerly   HER   maid��   on   a 

level with ;those Hogginses。; 

     But   when   I   arrived   in   Cranford�察  �nothing   was   as   yet   ascertained   of 

Mrs Jamieson's own intentions�察�would the honourable lady go�察�or                   would 

she not�拭    �Mr Peter declared that she should and she would�察                �Miss Pole 

shook her head and desponded。            But Mr Peter was a man of            resources。 

In the first place�察�he persuaded Miss Matty to write to              Mrs Gordon�察�and 

to tell her of Mrs Fitz´Adam's existence�察�and to            beg that one so kind�察�and 

cordial�察�and generous�察�might be included             in the pleasant invitation。      An 

answer came back by return of post�察          �with a pretty little note for Mrs Fitz´ 

Adam�察�and a request that         Miss Matty would deliver it herself and explain 

the previous      omission。     Mrs Fitz´Adam was as pleased as could be�察�and 

thanked     Miss   Matty   over   and   over   again。    Mr   Peter   had   said�察   �Leave 

Mrs     Jamieson to me�察─�so we did�察�especially as we knew nothing that we 

could do to alter her determination if once formed。 

     I did not know�察�nor did Miss Matty�察�how things were going on�察�until 

Miss Pole asked me�察�just the day before Mrs Gordon came�察�if I                    thought 

there    was    anything     between     Mr    Peter   and    Mrs    Jamieson      in  the 

matrimonial line�察�for that Mrs Jamieson was really going to the                 lunch at 

the   ;George。;     She    had   sent  Mr   Mulliner     down    to  desire   that   there 

might be a footstool put to the warmest seat in the            room�察�as she meant to 

come�察�and knew that their chairs were very             high。    Miss Pole had picked 

this piece of news up�察�and from it she          conjectured all sorts of things�察�and 

bemoaned   yet   more。       ;If   Peter  should   marry�察  �what   would   become   of 

poor dear Miss Matty�拭         �And Mrs      Jamieson�察�of all people� ─        �Miss Pole 



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seemed   to   think   there   were    other   ladies   in   Cranford   who   would   have 

done more credit to his         choice�察�and I think she must have had someone 

who was unmarried in          her head�察�for she kept saying�察 �It was so wanting 

in delicacy in a     widow to think of such a thing。; 

     When I  got back   to Miss   Matty's I  really did begin to   think that   Mr 

Peter    might    be  thinking    of  Mrs   Jamieson     for   a  wife�察 �and   I  was   as 

unhappy      as  Miss   Pole   about    it。 He    had   the   proof   sheet   of  a  great 

placard in his hand。       ;Signor Brunoni�察�Magician to the King of               Delhi�察�

the Rajah of Oude�察�and the great Lama of Thibet�察─�&c。 &c。�察                �was going to 

;perform in Cranford for one night only�察─�the very               next night�察�and Miss 

Matty�察  �exultant�察  �showed      me   a   letter   from   the Gordons�察  �promising   to 

remain     over   this  gaiety�察 �which    Miss   Matty     said   was   entirely   Peter's 

doing。     He had written to ask the signor           to come�察�and was to be at all 

the expenses of the affair。       Tickets     were to be sent gratis to as many as 

the room would hold。         In   short�察�Miss Matty was charmed with the plan�察�

and said that to´ morrow Cranford would remind her of the Preston Guild�察�

to which she       had been in her youth ´ a luncheon at the ;George�察─�with 

the dear     Gordons�察�and the signor in the Assembly Room in the evening。 

But I    ´ I looked only at the fatal words�此� 

       ;UNDER        THE    PATRONAGE           OF    THE     HONOURABLE            MRS 

JAMIESON。; 

       She�察  �then�察 �was    chosen    to  preside   over   this  entertainment     of  Mr 

Peter's�察  �she   was   perhaps   going   to   displace   my   dear   Miss   Matty   in his 

heart�察�and make her life lonely once more�             �I could not look      forward to 

the morrow with any pleasure�察�and every innocent                 anticipation of Miss 

Matty's only served to add to my annoyance。 

     So�察�angry and irritated�察�and exaggerating every little incident               which 

could add to   my irritation�察 �I went on till   we were  all         assembled in the 

great parlour at the ;George。;         Major and Mrs        Gordon and pretty Flora 

and Mr Ludovic were all as bright and              handsome and friendly as could 

be�察�but I could hardly attend to          them for watching Mr Peter�察�and I saw 

that   Miss   Pole   was   equally   busy。    I   had   never   seen   Mrs   Jamieson   so 

roused and animated befor

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