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His mother felt proud of her son, and his new waistcoat, which was far more conspicuously of the latest fashion than Frank's could be said to be. HIS MOTHER FELT PROUD OF HER SON AND HIS NEW WAISTCOAT WHICH WAS FAR MORE CONSPICUOUSLY OF THE LATEST FASHION THAN FRANK'S COULD BE SAID TO BE
f me, I should come down upon them pretty smartly." "Do you rely upon their attachment to your family--or on their idea of your severity?" "On both. They stand me instead of much trouble in account-keeping, and those eternal lawyers' letters some people are always dispatching to their tenants. When I'm cheated, Frank, I give you leave to make me have an agent, but not till then. There's my little Erminia singing away, and nobody to hear her." CHAPTER V. Christmas-Day was strange and sad. Mrs. Buxton had always contrived to be in the drawing-room, ready to receive them all after dinner. Mr. Buxton tried to do away with his thoughts of her by much talking; but every now and then he looked wistfully toward the door. Erminia exerted herself to be as lively as she could, in order, if possible, to fill up the vacuum. Edward, who had come over from Woodchester for a walk, had a good deal to say; and was, unconsciously, a great assistance with his never-ending flow of rather clever small-talk.  CHAPTER FIVE OF THE MORLAND COTTAGE THIS IS A LIBER BOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OUGHT TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JEANA BELMONT THE MORLAND COTTAGE BY ELIZABETH CLECORN GASBEL FIVERISTMAS DAY WAS STRANGE AND SAD MISSUS BUXTON HAD ALWAYS CONTRIVED TO BE IN THE DRAWING ROOM READY TO RECEIVE THEM ALL AFTER DINNER MISTER BUXTON TRIED TO DO AWAY WITH HIS THOUGHTS OF HER BY MUCH TALKING BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN HE LOOKED WISTFULLY TOWARD THE DOOR AND MINNIEU EXERTED HERSELF TO BE AS LIVELY AS SHE COULD IN ORDER IF POSSIBLE TO FILL UP THE VACUUM EDWARD WHO HAD COME OVER FROM WOODCHESTER FOR A WALK HAD A GOOD DEAL TO SAY AND WAS UNCONSCIOUSLY A GREAT ASSISTANCE WITH HIS NEVER ENDING FLOW OF RATHER CLEVER SMALL TALK
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