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THE MISDEEDS OF AURA PLAISTOW. 187
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I. She Was But Nineteen; And Nineteen Do...
" Oh , I ' m sure I don't know ! But look at mamma , she is just the same I am as any of but us , not yet she surprised manages to the hear house that . " Mrs . Plaistow
encourages " sorry you , in such a highly discreditable , manner of life , " answered MrsDelane" If mother had been a more
common-. . your place " Oh person mamma , she is would not at have all educated common- you place very ! " cried differentl Aura y . " eagerly ,
for the , word was in the Merridno vocabulary what ' discreditable ' was one in the called Delane her , or and hers Aura this would than have she was been at the more graver shocked epithet had .
any " She is the best and dearest , little mother in the world , isn't she , Tom ? Fancy , Tom , the little mother her common-place ! " wider and Aura than
shewed " all Oh ! her no teeth she is , not and that opened she is the great best eyes and dearest little ever . , ; that ever lived "
woman . terms " And ! " and she allows Mrs . Delane you to actuall speak of laid her down in these her work disrespectful in her y
amazed 66 What reprehension disrespect ? . " asked Aura , " we are not ! disrespectful She is to of
her ! "We all love her and papa—oh , like goldone sister ourselves to thing ; us both . to Disrespect mamma she and for ! papa all No , the have not world one always of . us We been would love like her say brother more or do than and a
we wrong " can Ideas tell differ ; don " 't we said , Tom Mrs ? . Delane And Tom , with loves a sharp her too g ! lance " at her ,
son . ' _* I should scarcely think it respectful if my daughters were to call me by absurd pet names , and think of me as an elder sister !"
And Oh she gave are a different little short " said grim Aura laug , h innocentl . y . " But then , you
know , you mamma is young , and very pretty , and so good-tempered ! She , cried in her lifeI believe at least I have never seen her
cry so pretty ; never and and I never so sweet heard that her , no say one a could cross ; be word afraid to any of her one ; . but She you is
, are " You different are , tired you , know Aura , , " I she am said sure , again " said . Tom nervously , " had you
little don not " ' better t No journey , I remember go am ? to not it bed is tired not ? that " , half Tom lorious so ! " tiring rep ni lied ht as with duck Aura Frank shooting . " y Tired , duck . Oh with sho , Tom otin that g ! gg
on Blea you Soughs ? How tired we all were then ! _Biit what a nig " ht Margaret ! almost , as do good get as Aura's " candle ! " said le Tom here , in he despair added .
" _Aiu _^ a , pray go to bed ! We are early peop , " , with drilled Margaret a sickl and y , worried who smile was . into at heart a state a good of chronic -natured sourness girl enoug , put h a , thoug lighted h
candle into Aura ' s handand tried to got her out of the room . But , old
Aura would not stir until she had " done her duty , " as nurses
The Misdeeds Of Aura Plaistow. 187
THE MISDEEDS OF AURA PLAISTOW . 187
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Nov. 1, 1858, page 187, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01111858/page/43/
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