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My friend was so distressed that she made an excuse to return to the bookstall, so that she might casually pass the little woman again and bow and speak, but not to hurt her feelings by making her feel she had done it on purpose. MY FRIEND WAS SO DISTRESSED THAT SHE MADE AN EXCUSE TO RETURN TO THE BOOKSTALL SO THAT SHE MIGHT CASUALLY PASS THE LITTLE WOMAN AGAIN AND BOW AND SPEAK BUT NOT TO HURT HER FEELINGS BY MAKING HER FEEL SHE HAD DONE IT ON PURPOSE
 everyone you come in contact with and make them feel at home, however humble they may be, if they are your guests; be gracious and thoughtful for their comfort and pleasure--you need never be familiar or gushing. Be simple and modest; all pretense is paltry and all boasting is vain; nothing but the truth lasts or gains any respect. I should like to tell you a little story, Caroline, before I finish this letter, as an instance of really exquisite manners. A year or two ago I was staying in the North with a very great lady; we were all going in to Edinburgh for the day. My friend was a little short-sighted, and while we stopped at the bookstall before crossing over the viaduct to the departure platform I noticed a rather humble-looking little woman nervously and anxiously trying to bow to my hostess, who did not perceive her. After we had mounted the stairs and crossed the line her daughter told my great lady of this, and how Mrs. Mackenzie, the new doctor’s wife, had looked quite hurt. ESELF TRY TO BE KIND TO EVERY ONE YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH AND MAKE THEM FEEL AT HOME HOWEVER HUMBLE THEY MAY BE IF THEY ARE YOUR GUESTS BE GRACIOUS AND THOUGHTFUL FOR THEIR COMFORT AND PLEASURE YOU NEED NEVER BE FAMILIAR OR GUSHING BE SIMPLE AND MODEST ALL PRETENCE IS POETRY AND ALL BOASTING IS VAIN NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH LASTS OR GAINS ANY RESPECT I SHOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY CAROLINE BEFORE I FINISH THIS LETTER AS AN INSTANCE OF REALLY EXQUISITE MANNERS A YEAR OR TWO AGO I WAS STAYING IN THE NORTH WITH A VERY GREAT LADY WE WERE ALL GOING INTO EDINBURGH FOR THE DAY MY FRIEND WAS A LITTLE SHORT SIGHTED AND WHILE WE STOPPED AT THE BOOKSTALL BEFORE CROSSING OVER THE VERDUCT TO THE DEPARTURE PLATFORM I NOTICED A RATHER HUMBLE LOOKING LITTLE WOMAN NERVOUSLY AND ANXIOUSLY TRYING TO BOW TO MY HOSTESS WHO DID NOT PERCEIVE AFTER WE HAD MOUNTED THE STAIRS AND CROSSED THE LINE HER DAUGHTER TOLD MY GREAT LADY OF THIS AND HOW MISSUS MACKENZIE THE NEW DOCTOR'S WIFE HAD LOOKED QUITE HURT
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