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Jane said。; 

     ;Yes�察─  �said   Kate�察   �she   said   that   the   best   of   those   girls   went   to   High 

Schools   and   Normal   Schools�察  �and   learned   things   thoroughly�察  �you   know�察�

but that we were only taught at boarding´schools and by governesses�察�and 

came out   at   eighteen�察  �and what   could   we know�拭�Then   came   Hope�察  �who 

had   been   at   those   schools�察  �and   was   the   child   of   refined   people   too�察  �and 

Lady Antwerp was perfectly satisfied。; 

     ;Especially�察─     �said  Hope�察    �when     Aunt    Jane   told  her   that�察 �after   all�察�

schools did not do very  much good�察�for if people were born stupid they 

only became more tiresome by schooling。 She said that she had forgotten 

all she learned at school except the boundaries of ancient Cappadocia。; 

     Aunt Jane's fearless sayings always passed current among her nieces�察�

and   they   drove   on�察  �Hope   not   being   lowered   in   Philip's   estimation�察  �nor 

raised in her own�察�by being the pet of a passing countess。 

     Who would not be charmed ��he thought to himself�� by this noble girl�察�

who walks the earth fresh and strong as a Greek goddess�察�pure as Diana�察�

stately as Juno�拭      �She belongs to the unspoiled womanhood of another age�察�

and is wasted among these dolls and butterflies。 

     He looked at her。       She sat erect and graceful�察�unable to droop into the 

debility of fashionable reclining��her breezy hair lifted a little by the soft 

wind�察  �her   face   flushed�察  �her   full   brown   eyes   looking   eagerly   about�察  �her 

mouth      smiling    happily。    To   be   with   those   she   loved    best�察 �and   to  be 

driving     over   the   beautiful   earth�   �She    was   so   happy    that   no  mob     of 

fashionables      could    have    lessened    her   enjoyment�察     �or  made     her   for  a 

moment   conscious   that   anybody  looked   at   her。         The   brilliant   equipages 

which they met each moment were not wholly uninteresting even to her�察�

for her affections went forth to some of the riders and to all the horses。 She 

was as well contented at that moment�察�on the glittering Avenue�察�as if they 

had all been riding home through country lanes�察�and in constant peril of 

being jolted out among the whortleberry´bushes。 

     Her   face   brightened   yet   more   as   they   met   a   carriage   containing   a 

graceful lady dressed with that exquisiteness of taste that charms both man 

and woman�察�even if no man can analyze and no woman rival its effect。 She 



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had    a  perfectly   high´bred     look�察  �and   an  eye   that  in  an   instant  would 

calculate one's ancestors as far back as Nebuchadnezzar�察�and bow to them 

all together。     She smiled good´naturedly on Hope�察�and kissed her hand to 

Kate。 

     ;So�察  �Hope�察─  �said   Philip�察   �you   are   bent   on   teaching   music   to   Mrs。 

Meredith's children。; 

     ;Indeed I am� ─�said Hope�察�eagerly。           ;O Philip�察�I shall enjoy it so� �I do 

not   care   so   very   much   about   her�察  �but   she   has   dear   little   girls。 And   you 

know I am a born drudge。           I have not been working hard enough to enjoy 

an entire vacation�察�but I shall be so very happy here if I can have some real 

work for an hour or two every other day。; 

     ;Hope�察─�said Philip�察�gravely�察 �look steadily at these people whom we 

are meeting�察�and reflect。        Should you like to have them say�察�'There goes 

Mrs。 Meredith's music teacher'�拭─�

     ;Why not�拭─�said Hope�察�with surprise。            ;The children are young�察�and it 

is not very presumptuous。         I ought to know enough for that。; 

     Malbone looked at Kate�察�who smiled with delight�察�and put her hand on 

that of Hope。       Indeed�察�she kept it there so long that one or two passing 

ladies   stopped   their   salutations   in   mid   career�察  �and   actually   looked   after 

them   in   amazement   at   their   attitude�察  �as   who   should   say�察   �What   a   very 

mixed society� ─�

     So they drove on��meeting four´in´hands�察�and tandems�察�and donkey´ 

carts�察  �and   a  goat´cart�察  �and   basket´wagons      driven    by   pretty   girls�察 �with 

uncomfortable youths in or out of livery behind。 They met�察�had they but 

known it�察�many who were aiming at notoriety�察�and some who had it�察�many 

who   looked   contented   with   their   lot�察  �and   some   who   actually   were   so。 

They met some who put on courtesy and grace with their kid gloves�察�and 

laid away those virtues in their glove´boxes afterwards�察�while to others the 

mere consciousness of kid gloves brought uneasiness�察�redness of the face�察�

and a general impression of being all made of hands。 They met the four 

white horses of an ex´harness´maker�察�and the superb harnesses of an ex´ 

horse´dealer。 Behind these came the gayest and most plebeian equipage of 

all�察�a party of journeymen carpenters returning from their work in a four´ 



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horse wagon。 Their only fit   compeers were an   Italian opera´troupe�察 �who 

were    chatting   and   gesticulating   on   the  piazza   of  the  great  hotel�察  �and 

planning�察    �amid   jest  and   laughter�察 �their  future   campaigns。     Their   work 

seemed like play�察�while the play around them seemed like work。                 Indeed�察�

most people  on   the Avenue seemed   to be   happy  in   inverse  ratio   to   their 

income list。 

    As our youths and maidens passed the hotel�察�a group of French naval 

officers strolled forth�察�some of whom had a good deal of inexplicable gold 

lace   dangling    in  festoons   from   their  shoulders�察�topsail     halyards;   the 

American   midshipmen   called   them。   Philip   looked   hard   at   one   of   these 

gentlemen。 

     ;I have seen that young fellow before�察─�said he�察 �or his twin brother。 

But who can swear to the personal identity of a Frenchman�拭─�



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                                CHAPTER IV。 



                     AUNT JANE DEFINES HER POSITION。 

     THE next morning had  that luminous morning   haze�察�not quite   dense 

enough   to   be   called   a   fog�察  �which   is   often   so   lovely  in   Oldport。 It   was 

perfectly still�察�the tide swelled and swelled till it touched the edge of the 

green lawn behind the house�察�and seemed ready to submerge the slender 

pier�察  �the   water   looked   at   first   like   glass�察  �till   closer   gaze   revealed   long 

sinuous undulations�察�as if from unseen water´snakes beneath。 A few rags 

of   storm´cloud   lay   over   the   half´seen   hills   beyond   the   bay�察  �and   behind 

them came little mutterings   of thunder�察�now here�察�now there�察�as if   some 

wild creature were roaming up and down�察�dissatisfied�察�in the shelter of the 

clouds。 The   pale   haze   extended   into   the   foreground�察  �and   half   veiled   the 

schooners that lay at anchor with their sails up。 It was sultry�察�and there was 

something       in   the   atmosphere      that   at  once    threatened     and   soothed。 

Sometimes a few drops dimpled the water and then ceased�察�the muttering 

creature in the sky moved northward and grew still。                  It was a day when 

every one would be tempted to go out rowing�察�but when only lovers would 

go。 Philip and Hope went。 

     Kate   and   Harry�察  �meanwhile�察  �awaited   their   opportunity   to   go   in   and 

visit Aunt Jane。      This was a thing that never could be done till near noon�察�

because   that   dear   lady   was   very   deliberate   in   her   morning   habits�察  �and 

always averred that she had never seen the sun rise except in a panorama。 

She  hated to be   hurried  in   dressing�察 �too�察  �for  she  was   accustomed   to say 

that she must have leisure to understand herself�察�and this was clearly an 

affair of time。 

     But    she   was   never    more    charming     than   when�察   �after  dressing    and 

breakfasting   in   seclusion�察  �and   then   vigilantly   watching   her   handmaiden 

through the necessary dustings and arrangements�察�she sat at last�察�with her 

affairs    in  order�察  �to  await    events。   Every    day   she   expected     something 

entirely   new   to   happen�察  �and   was   never   disappointed。        For   she   herself 

always   happened�察  �if   nothing   else   did�察  �she   could   no   more   repeat   herself 



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than    the   sunrise   can�察  �and    the  liveliest   visitor   always    carried   away 

something fresher and more remarkable than he brought。 

     Her book that morning had displeased her�察�and she was boiling with 

indignation against its author。 

     ;I   am   reading   a   book   so   dry�察─  �she   said�察   �it   makes   me   cough。   No 

wonder there was a drought last summer。              It was printed then。 Worcester's 

Geography  seems   in   my   memory  as   fascinating   as   Shakespeare�察  �when   I 

look back upon it from this book。 How can a man write such a thing and 

live�拭─�

     ;Perhaps he lived by writing it�察─�said Kate。 

     ;Perhaps it was the best he could do�察─�added the more literal Harry。 

     ;It certainly  was   not   the best   he   could do�察 �for   he   might have   died�察�

died instead of dried。       O�察�I should like to prick that man with something 

sharp�察�and see if sawdust did not run out of him� �Kate�察�ask the bookseller 

to let me know if he ever really dies�察�and then life may seem fresh again。; 

     ;What is it�拭─�asked Kate。 

     ;Somebody's       memoirs�察─    �said   Aunt    Jane。   ;Was     there  no   man    left 

worth writing about�察�that they should make a biography about this one�拭�It 

is like a life of Napoleon with all the battles left out。 They are conceited 

enough to put his age in the upper corner of each page too�察�as if anybody 

cared how old he was。; 

     ;Such pretty covers� ─�said Kate。          ;It is too bad。; 

     ;Yes�察─  �said   Aunt   Jane。   ;I   mean   to   send   them   back   and   have   new 

leaves put in。 These are so wretched�察�there is not a teakettle in the land so 

insignificant   that   it   would   boil   over   them。  Don't   let   us   talk   any   more 

about it。 Have Philip and Hope gone out upon the water�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�dear�察─�said Kate。       ;Did Ruth tell you�拭─�

     ;When did that aimless infant ever tell anything�拭─�

     ;Then how did you know it�拭─�

     ;If I waited for knowledge till that sweet´tempered parrot chose to tell 

me�察─�Aunt Jane went on�察 �I shoul

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