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104 FIRST AND I.AST.
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_forfeits most resistance were / kisses ; eh , and my little we best girl liked ? " turning kissing 1 round those kindl who y made to Effre the .
, Instead of a merry laugh like Julia ' s , as he had expected , and perhaps the best answer on the occasionErne looked invincibly grave ,
, and remained imperturbably silent . Her mother wished she had not taken it so seriously , her aunts were all disgusted with her . Having
no prestige of outward circumstances to command their respect , Effie ' s relations were disposed to do what is generally done with what is
not understood—dislike it ! They could not judge her acquirements , and they disliked her for them .
Once , walking in the shrubbery , Euphemia overheard her aunts laughing at her family . " Do you knowthose horrid little
, Selbys learn Latin , " cried one , " they are more boys than girls ! " " I would rather have my girl , " said another , " know how to
enter a room , and not blush and stammer at every thing she has to say . _ISTo address whatever !"
Public opinion depressed Effie , she saw that Julia with her pretty manners was the one standard . Often she glanced wistfully back
at the home gatherings round the table at night , the ease of them , and all the play of thought . Here so dull , no one even coming in . In
this mood , you will not wonder that she rejoiced to hear of a little dinner party in honor of young Mr . Mortimer , the rising man . Erne
could completely sympathise with her relations' interest this time . Mr . Mortimer had taken a noble part in one of the great subjects of the day ,
and had made a speech not to be forgotten , which had done much to carry it . Erne was very enthusiastic about this hero of the day ,
and thought with delight that now she should hear something she really cared for . " What shall I wear , mamma ? " asked she , as
they went to dress . There was something in her tone that made her mother turn round and look at her .
" Wear your new silk , it is well to make a good impression the first visiting you have , " said the kind mother , guessing at her
daughter's little feeling of enterprise on this first occasion for dress ; else , with her long practised prudence , she would certainly have
recommended the second best frock . " I think it won't be too much , Eme , if you do not wear anything in your hair , and I should like
you to look nice . " Euphemia looked rather stiff in her silk , but her mother kissed
her and looked at her with pleasure , and fastened her own brooch in her daughter's dress . When they came down stairs , Effie
could not help thinking , however , to how much greater advantage Julia appeared in her easy white dress , with delicate blue- flowers in
her beautiful _soffc masses of light hair . Mr . Mortimer was all that Eflie could have wished , but the dinner was a stiff one . The
daughter was , however , delighted to see that Mr . Mortimer seemed leased with some remarks of her mother ' s , to find him
p very genial , and to observe , moreover , that he had quite a
conversation with Mrs . Selby . She rather wondered her mother did not
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Oct. 1, 1858, page 104, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01101858/page/32/
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