large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_05_ballou_64kb_39
large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_05_ballou_64kb
English
3098
But the idea we would convey is, that the mother had rather endeavored to fill her child's mind with real information and knowledge, than to teach her that the chief end and aim of life were to learn how to captivate a husband; she preferred to make her daughter a true and noble hearted woman, possessed of intrinsic excellence, rather than to make her marketable for matrimonial sale; to give her something that would prove to her under any and all circumstances, a reliance viz. BUT THE IDEA WE WOULD CONVEY IS THAT THE MOTHER HAD RATHER ENDEAVOURED TO FILL HER CHILD'S MIND WITH REAL INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE THAN TO TEACH HER THAT THE CHIEF END AND AIM OF LIFE WAS TO LEARN HOW TO CAPTIVATE A HUSBAND SHE PREFERRED TO MAKE HER DAUGHTER A TRUE AND NOBLE HEARTED WOMAN POSSESSED OF INTRINSIC EXCELLENCE RATHER THAN TO MAKE HER MARKETABLE FOR MATRIMONIAL SALE TO GIVE HER SOMETHING THAT WOULD PROVE TO HER UNDER ANY AND ALL CIRCUMSTANCES A RELIANCE VIZ
willing to exhibit before him. What and why this was so must more clearly appear in the course of the story as it progresses. Mrs. Huntington was a lady of polished manner and cultivated intellect, belonging to what might be termed the old school of English gentlewomen. She had reared her only child with jealous care and assiduous attention, so that her mind had been richly stored in classic lore, and her hands duly instructed in domestic duties. There was no mock-modesty about the mother, she was straightforward and literal in all she said or did; evidently of excellent family, she was sufficiently assured of her position not to be sensitive about its recognition by others, and preferred to instil into her daughter's mind sound wholesome principles to useless and giddy accomplishments. And yet the daughter was accomplished, an excellent musician upon the piano and harp, and a vocalist of rare sweetness and perfection of execution, as well as mistress of other usual studies of her sex.  THAT SHE WAS WILLING TO EXHIBIT BEFORE HIM WHAT AND WHY THIS WAS SO MUST MORE CLEARLY APPEAR IN THE COURSE OF THE STORY AS IT PROGRESSES MISSUS HUNTINGTON WAS A LADY OF POLISHED MANNER AND CULTIVATED INTELLECT BELONGING TO WHAT MIGHT BE TERMED THE OLD SCHOOL OF ENGLISH GENTLEWOMEN SHE HAD REARED HER ONLY CHILD WITH JEALOUS CARE AND ASSIDUOUS ATTENTION SO THAT HER MIND HAD BEEN RICHLY STORED IN CLASSIC LORE AND HER HANDS DULY INSTRUCTED IN DOMESTIC DUTIES THERE WAS NO MOCK MODESTY ABOUT THE MOTHER SHE WAS STRAIGHTFORWARD AND LITERAL IN ALL SHE SAID OR DID EVIDENTLY OF EXCELLENT FAMILY SHE WAS SUFFICIENTLY ASSURED OF HER POSITION NOT TO BE SENSITIVE ABOUT ITS RECOGNITION BY OTHERS AND PREFERRED TO INSTIL INTO HER DAUGHTER'S MIND SOUND WHOLESOME PRINCIPLES TO USELESS AND GIDDY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND YET THE DAUGHTER WAS ACCOMPLISHED AN EXCELLENT MUSICIAN UPON THE PIANO AND HARP AND A VOCALIST OF RARE SWEETNESS AND PERFECTION OF EXECUTION AS WELL AS MISTRESS OF OTHER USUAL STUDIES OF HER SEX
large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_05_ballou_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_05_ballou_64kb.flac