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Mr. Buxton was nearer happiness at this reply than he had ever been since his wife's death; for the only way he could devise to satisfy his reproachful conscience towards his neglected and unhappy sister, was to plan a marriage between his son and her child. MISTER BAXAM WAS NEARER HAPPINESS AT THIS REPLY THAN HE HAD EVER BEEN SINCE HIS WIFE'S DEATH FOR THE ONLY WAY HE COULD DEVISE TO SATISFY HIS REPROACHFUL CONSCIENCE TOWARDS HIS NEGLECTED AND UNHAPPY SISTER WAS TO PLAN A MARRIAGE BETWEEN HIS SON AND HER CHILD
, having this thought, and having been struck, as I said, with Maggie's appearance while she stood in the door-way (and I may add that this impression of her unobtrusive beauty had been deepened by several succeeding interviews), he should reply as he did to Erminia's remark, on first seeing Maggie after her return from France. "How lovely Maggie is growing! Why, I had no idea she would ever turn out pretty. Sweet-looking she always was; but now her style of beauty makes her positively distinguished. Frank! speak! is not she beautiful?" "Do you think so?" answered he, with a kind of lazy indifference, exceedingly gratifying to his father, who was listening with some eagerness to his answer. That day, after dinner, Mr. Buxton began to ask his opinion of Erminia's appearance. Frank answered at once: "She is a dazzling little creature. Her complexion looks as if it were made of cherries and milk; and, it must be owned, the little lady has studied the art of dress to some purpose in Paris. OMPANION IT WAS RATHER STRANGE THAT HAVING THIS THOUGHT AND HAVING BEEN STRUCK AS I SAID WITH MAGGIE'S APPEARANCE WHILE SHE STOOD IN THE DOOR AND I MAY ADD THAT THIS IMPRESSION OF HER UNOBTRUSIVE BEAUTY HAD BEEN DEEPENED BY SEVERAL SUCCEEDING INTERVIEWS HE SHOULD REPLY AS HE DID TO HER MINIA'S REMARK ON FIRST SEEING MAGGIE AFTER HER RETURN FROM FRANCE OH HOW LOVELY MAGGIE IS GROWING WHY HAD HAD NO IDEA SHE WOULD EVER TURN OUT PRETTY SWEET LOOKING SHE ALWAYS WAS BUT NOW HER STYLE OF BEAUTY MAKES HER POSITIVELY DISTINGUISHED FRANK SPEAK IS SHE NOT BEAUTIFUL YOU THINK SO ANSWERED HE WITH A KIND OF LAZY INDIFFERENCE EXCEEDINGLY GRATIFYING TO HIS FATHER WHO WAS LISTENING WITH SOME EAGERNESS TO HIS ANSWER THAT DAY AFTER DINNER MISTER BUXTON BEGAN TO ASK HIS OPINION OF ERMINIA'S APPEARANCE FRANK ANSWERED AT ONCE SHE IS A DAZZLING LITTLE CREATURE HER COMPLEXION LOOKS AS IF IT WERE MADE OF CHERRIES AND MILK AND IT MUST BE OWNED A LITTLE LADY HAS STUDIED THE ART OF DRESS TO SOME PURPOSE IN PARIS
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