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"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? 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
ened to the music with the most serious attention; and on its conclusion he had turned to Mrs. Burnham, and made himself very agreeable indeed. At length, however, he arose, and sauntered across the room to a table at which Lucia Gaston chanced to be standing alone, having just been deserted by a young lady whose mamma had summoned her. She wore, Mr. Burmistone regretted to see, as he advanced, a troubled and anxious expression; the truth being that she had a moment before remarked the exit of Miss Belinda's niece and her companion. It happened oddly that Mr. Burmistone'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 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? ITIES WITHIN DOORS HE HAD LISTENED TO THE MUSIC WITH THE MOST SERIOUS ATTENTION AND ON ITS CONCLUSION HE HAD TURNED TO MISSUS BURNHAM WHO MADE HIMSELF VERY AGREEABLE INDEED AT LENGTH HOWEVER HE AROSE AND SAUNTERED ACROSS THE ROOM TO A TABLE AT WHICH LUCIA GASTON CHANCED TO BE STANDING ALONE HAVING JUST BEEN DESERTED BY A YOUNG LADY WHOSE MAMMA HAD SUMMONED HER SHE WORE MISTER BURMISTONE REGRETTED TO SEE AS HE ADVANCED A TROUBLED AND ANXIOUS EXPRESSION THE TRUTH BEING THAT SHE HAD A MOMENT BEFORE REMARKED THE EXIT OF MISS BELINDA'S NIECE AND HER COMPANION IT HAPPENED ODDLY THAT MISTER BURMISTONE'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
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