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And as to her not having learned to play on the piano, or to speak French  why should she be obliged to do things she feels she would not be clever at? I am not clever, and have been a sort of slave all my life, and have been scolded and blamed for what I could not help at all, until I have felt as if I must be a criminal. AND AS TO OUR NOT HAVING LEARNED TO PLAY ON THE PIANO OR TO SPEAK FRENCH WHY SHOULD SHE BE OBLIGED TO DO THINGS SHE FEELS SHE WOULD NOT BE CLEVER AT I'M NOT CLEVER AND HAVE BEEN A SORT OF SLAVE ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE BEEN SCOLDED AND BLAMED FOR WHAT I COULD NOT HELP AT ALL UNTIL I HAVE FELT AS IF I MUST BE A CRIMINAL
thought. He began quite abruptly with it. "It seems to me," he said, "that Miss Octavia Bassett"-- Lucia stopped him with a courage which surprised herself. "Oh, if you please," she implored, "don't say any thing unkind about her!" Mr. Burmistone looked down into her soft eyes with a good deal of feeling. "I was not going to say any thing unkind," he answered. "Why should I?" "Everybody seems to find a reason for speaking severely of her," Lucia faltered. "I have heard so many unkind things tonight, that I am quite unhappy. I am sure--I am _sure_ she is very candid and simple." "Yes," answered Mr. Burmistone, "I am sure she is very candid and simple." "Why should we expect her to be exactly like ourselves?" Lucia went on. "How can we be sure that our way is better than any other? Why should they be angry because her dress is so expensive and pretty? Indeed, I only wish I had such a dress. It is a thousand times prettier than any we ever wear. Look around the room, and see if it is not. URMISTONE'S FIRST WORDS TOUCHED UPON THE SUBJECT OF HER THOUGHT HE BEGAN QUITE ABRUPTLY WITH IT IT SEEMS TO ME HE SAID THAT MISS OCTAVIA BASSETT LUCIA STOPPED HIM WITH A COURAGE WHICH SURPRISED HERSELF OH IF YOU PLEASE SHE IMPLORED DON'T SAY ANYTHING UNKIND ABOUT HER MISTER BURMISTONE LOOKED DOWN INTO HER SOFT EYES WITH A GOOD DEAL OF FEELING I WAS NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING UNKIND HE ANSWERED WHY SHOULD I EVERYBODY SEEMS TO FIND A REASON FOR SPEAKING SEVERELY OF HER LUCIA FALTERED I HAVE HEARD SO MANY UNKIND THINGS TO NIGHT THAT I AM QUITE UNHAPPY I AM SURE I AM SURE SHE IS VERY CANDID AND SIMPLE YES ANSWERED MISTER BURMISTONE I AM SURE SHE IS VERY CANDID AND SIMPLE WHY SHOULD WE EXPECT HER TO BE EXACTLY LIKE OURSELVES LUCIA WENT ON HOW CAN WE BE SURE THAT OUR WAY IS BETTER THAN ANY OTHER WHY SHOULD THEY BE ANGRY BECAUSE A DRESS IS SO EXPENSIVE AND PRETTY INDEED I ONLY WISH I HAD SUCH A DRESS IT IS A THOUSAND TIMES PRETTIER THAN ANY WE EVER WEAR LOOK ROUND THE ROOM AND SEE IF IT IS NOT
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