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how do you do, Mrs. Mackenzie? HOW DO YOU DO MISSUS MACKENZIE
ell 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. 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. I went with her, and while buying an extra paper she glanced up sweetly at the humble-looking little woman, and said: “Oh! SPECT 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 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 I WENT WITH HER AND WHILE BUYING AN EXTRA PAPER SHE GLANCED UP SWEETLY AT THE HUMBLE LOOKING LITTLE WOMAN AND SAID OH
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