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Spring went, and summer came. SPRING WENT AND SUMMER CAME
. Erminia used to beg for Maggie, until she herself put a stop to the practice; as she saw her mother yielded more frequently than was convenient, for the honor of having her daughter a visitor at Mr. Buxton's, about which she could talk to her few acquaintances who persevered in calling at the cottage. Then Erminia volunteered a visit of some days to Maggie, and Mrs. Browne's pride was redoubled; but she made so many preparations, and so much fuss, and gave herself so much trouble, that she was positively ill during Erminia's stay; and Maggie felt that she must henceforward deny herself the pleasure of having her friend for a guest, as her mother could not be persuaded from attempting to provide things in the same abundance and style as that to which Erminia was accustomed at home; whereas, as Nancy shrewdly observed, the young lady did not know if she was eating jelly, or porridge, or whether the plates were common delf or the best China, so long as she was with her dear Miss Maggie. ECAME GREAT FRIENDS AND MINNIE USED TO BEG FOR MAGGIE UNTIL SHE HERSELF PUT A STOP TO THE PRACTICE AS SHE SAW HER MOTHER YIELDED MORE FREQUENTLY THAN WAS CONVENIENT FOR THE HONOR OF HAVING HER DAUGHTER A VISITOR AT MISTER BUXTON'S ABOUT WHICH SHE COULD TALK TO HER FEW ACQUAINTANCES WHO PERSEVERED IN CALLING AT THE COTTAGE THEN EMILIA VOLUNTEERED A VISIT OF SOME DAYS TO MAGGIE MISSUS BROWNE'S PRIDE WAS REDOUBLED BUT SHE MADE SO MANY PREPARATIONS AND SO MUCH FUSS AND GAVE HERSELF SO MUCH TROUBLE THAT SHE WAS POSITIVELY ILL DURING EMINIA'S STAY AND MAGGIE FELT THAT SHE MUST HENCEFORWARD DENY HERSELF THE PLEASURE OF HAVING HER FRIEND FOR A GUEST AS HER MOTHER COULD NOT BE PERSUADED FROM ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE THINGS IN THE SAME ABUNDANCE AND STYLE AS THAT TO WHICH EMINIA WAS ACCUSTOMED AT HOME WHEREAS AS NANCY SHREWDLY OBSERVED THE YOUNG LADY DID NOT KNOW IF SHE WAS EATING JELLY OR PORRIDGE OR WHETHER THE PLATES WERE COMMON DEAL OR THE BEST CHINA SO LONG AS SHE WAS WITH HER DEAR MISS MAGGIE
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