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And yet the daughter was accomplished, an excellent musician upon the piano and harp, and a vocalist of rare sweetness and perfection of execution, as well as mistress of other usual studies of her sex. AND YET THE DAUGHTER WAS ACCOMPLISHED AN EXCELLENT MUSICIAN UPON THE PIANO AND HARP AND A VOCALIST OF RARE SWEETNESS AND PERFECTION OF EXECUTION AS WELL AS MISTRESS OF OTHER USUAL STUDIES OF HER SEX
 breast. Entirely unlike Miss Huntington in every particular, we have yet seen that he exercised some singular power over her--that is, so far as to really interest her beyond even a degree that she was willing to exhibit before him. What and why this was so must more clearly appear in the course of the story as it progresses. Mrs. Huntington was a lady of polished manner and cultivated intellect, belonging to what might be termed the old school of English gentlewomen. She had reared her only child with jealous care and assiduous attention, so that her mind had been richly stored in classic lore, and her hands duly instructed in domestic duties. There was no mock-modesty about the mother, she was straightforward and literal in all she said or did; evidently of excellent family, she was sufficiently assured of her position not to be sensitive about its recognition by others, and preferred to instil into her daughter's mind sound wholesome principles to useless and giddy accomplishments. ECESSES OF HIS BREAST ENTIRELY UNLIKE MISS HUNTINGTON IN EVERY PARTICULAR WE HAVE YET SEEN THAT HE EXERCISED SOME SINGULAR POWER OVER HER THAT IS SO FAR AS TO REALLY INTEREST HER BEYOND EVEN A DEGREE THAT SHE WAS WILLING TO EXHIBIT BEFORE HIM WHAT AND WHY THIS WAS SO MUST MORE CLEARLY APPEAR IN THE COURSE OF THE STORY AS IT PROGRESSES MISSUS HUNTINGTON WAS A LADY OF POLISHED MANNER AND CULTIVATED INTELLECT BELONGING TO WHAT MIGHT BE TERMED THE OLD SCHOOL OF ENGLISH GENTLEWOMEN SHE HAD REARED HER ONLY CHILD WITH JEALOUS CARE AND ASSIDUOUS ATTENTION SO THAT HER MIND HAD BEEN RICHLY STORED IN CLASSIC LORE AND HER HANDS DULY INSTRUCTED IN DOMESTIC DUTIES THERE WAS NO MOCK MODESTY ABOUT THE MOTHER SHE WAS STRAIGHTFORWARD AND LITERAL IN ALL SHE SAID OR DID EVIDENTLY OF EXCELLENT FAMILY SHE WAS SUFFICIENTLY ASSURED OF HER POSITION NOT TO BE SENSITIVE ABOUT ITS RECOGNITION BY OTHERS AND PREFERRED TO INSTIL INTO HER DAUGHTER'S MIND SOUND WHOLESOME PRINCIPLES TO USELESS AND GIDDY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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