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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. 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
ve for another. The same spirit that had led him to the petty oppressions and the ceaseless annoyances which he had exercised towards his younger brother in childhood, still actuated him, and there was not a gleam of that chivalric spirit which his profession usually inspires in those who adopt it as a calling, shining within the recesses 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. 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. RTAIN TRUE LOVE FOR ANOTHER THE SAME SPIRIT THAT HAD LED HIM TO THE PETTY OPPRESSIONS AND THE CEASELESS ANNOYANCES WHICH HE HAD EXERCISED TOWARDS HIS YOUNGER BROTHER IN CHILDHOOD STILL ACTUATED HIM AND THERE WAS NOT A GLEAM OF THAT CHIVALRIC SPIRIT WHICH HIS PROFESSION USUALLY INSPIRES IN THOSE WHO ADOPT IT AS A CALLING SHINING WITHIN THE RECESSES 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
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