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Mrs. Browne had no great wish to keep Maggie at home, though she liked to grumble at her going. Still she felt that it was best, in every way, to keep on good terms with such valuable friends; and she appreciated, in some small degree, the advantage which her intimacy at the house was to Maggie. MISSUS BROWNE HAD NO GREAT WISH TO KEEP MAGGIE AT HOME THOUGH SHE LIKED TO GRUMBLE AT HER GOING STILL SHE FELT THAT IT WAS BEST IN EVERY WAY TO KEEP ON TERMS WITH SUCH VALUABLE FRIENDS AND SHE APPRECIATED IN SOME SMALL DEGREE THE ADVANTAGE WHICH HER INTIMACY AT THE HOUSE WAS TO MAGGIE
s came and went, with little to mark them, except the growth of the trees, and the quiet progress of young creatures. Erminia was sent to school somewhere in France, to receive more regular instruction than she could have in the house with her invalid aunt. But she came home once a year, more lovely and elegant and dainty than ever; and Maggie thought, with truth, that ripening years were softening down her volatility, and that her aunt's dewlike sayings had quietly sunk deep, and fertilized the soil. That aunt was fading away. Maggie's devotion added materially to her happiness; and both she and Maggie never forgot that this devotion was to be in all things subservient to the duty which she owed to her mother. "My love," Mrs. Buxton had more than once said, "you must always recollect that your first duty is toward your mother. You know how glad I am to see you; but I shall always understand how it is, if you do not come. She may often want you when neither you nor I can anticipate it. ASCO FOUR SUMMERS AND WINTERS CAME AND WENT WITH LITTLE TO MARK THEM EXCEPT THE GROWTH OF THE TREES AND THE QUIET PROGRESS OF THE YOUNG CREATURES EMILIA WAS SENT TO SCHOOL SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE TO RECEIVE MORE REGULAR INSTRUCTION THAN SHE COULD HAVE IN THE HOUSE WITH HER INVALID AUNT BUT SHE CAME HOME ONCE A YEAR MORE LOVELY AND ELEGANT AND DAINTY THAN EVER AND MAGGIE THOUGHT WITH TRUTH THAT RIPENING YEARS WERE SOFTENING DOWN HER VOLATILETY AND THAT HER AUNT'S DEW LIKE SAYINGS HAD QUIETLY SUNK DEEP AND FERTILIZED THE SOIL THAT AUNT WAS FADING AWAY MAGGIE'S DEVOTION ADDED MATERIALLY TO HER HAPPINESS AND BOTH SHE AND MAGGIE NEVER FORGOT THAT THIS DEVOTION WAS TO BE IN ALL THINGS SUBSERVIENT TO THE DUTY WHICH SHE OWED TO HER MOTHER MY LOVE MISSUS BUXTON SAID MORE THAN ONCE YOU MUST ALWAYS RECOLLECT YOUR FIRST DUTY IS TOWARDS YOUR MOTHER YOU KNOW HOW GLAD I AM TO SEE YOU BUT I SHALL ALWAYS UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS IF YOU DO NOT COME SHE MAY OFTEN WANT YOU WHEN NEITHER YOU NOR I CAN ANTICIPATE IT
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