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But yet she could not restrain a few complaints, nor withhold from her, on her return, a recapitulation of all the things which might have been done if she had only been at home, and the number of times that she had been wanted; but when she found that Maggie quietly gave up her next Wednesday's visit as soon as she was made aware of any necessity for her presence at home, her mother left off grumbling, and took little or no notice of her absence. BUT YET SHE COULD NOT RESTRAIN A FEW COMPLAINTS NOR WITHHOLD FROM HER ON HER RETURN A RECAPITULATION OF ALL THE THINGS WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN DONE IF SHE HAD ONLY BEEN AT HOME AND THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT SHE HAD BEEN WANTED BUT WHEN SHE FOUND THAT MAGGIE QUIETLY GAVE UP HER NEXT WEDNESDAY'S VISIT AS SOON AS SHE WAS MADE AWARE OF ANY NECESSITY FOR HER PRESENCE AT HOME HER MOTHER LEFT OFF GRUMBLING AND TOOK LITTLE OR NO NOTICE OF HER ABSENCE
ly and elegant and dainty than ever; and Maggie thought, with truth, that ripening years were softening down her volatility, and that her aunt's dewlike sayings had quietly sunk deep, and fertilized the soil. That aunt was fading away. Maggie's devotion added materially to her happiness; and both she and Maggie never forgot that this devotion was to be in all things subservient to the duty which she owed to her mother. "My love," Mrs. Buxton had more than once said, "you must always recollect that your first duty is toward your mother. You know how glad I am to see you; but I shall always understand how it is, if you do not come. She may often want you when neither you nor I can anticipate it." Mrs. Browne had no great wish to keep Maggie at home, though she liked to grumble at her going. Still she felt that it was best, in every way, to keep on good terms with such valuable friends; and she appreciated, in some small degree, the advantage which her intimacy at the house was to Maggie.  SHE CAME HOME ONCE A YEAR MORE LOVELY AND ELEGANT AND DAINTY THAN EVER AND MAGGIE THOUGHT WITH TRUTH THAT RIPENING YEARS WERE SOFTENING DOWN HER VOLATILETY AND THAT HER AUNT'S DEW LIKE SAYINGS HAD QUIETLY SUNK DEEP AND FERTILIZED THE SOIL THAT AUNT WAS FADING AWAY MAGGIE'S DEVOTION ADDED MATERIALLY TO HER HAPPINESS AND BOTH SHE AND MAGGIE NEVER FORGOT THAT THIS DEVOTION WAS TO BE IN ALL THINGS SUBSERVIENT TO THE DUTY WHICH SHE OWED TO HER MOTHER MY LOVE MISSUS BUXTON SAID MORE THAN ONCE YOU MUST ALWAYS RECOLLECT YOUR FIRST DUTY IS TOWARDS YOUR MOTHER YOU KNOW HOW GLAD I AM TO SEE YOU BUT I SHALL ALWAYS UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS IF YOU DO NOT COME SHE MAY OFTEN WANT YOU WHEN NEITHER YOU NOR I CAN ANTICIPATE IT MISSUS BROWNE HAD NO GREAT WISH TO KEEP MAGGIE AT HOME THOUGH SHE LIKED TO GRUMBLE AT HER GOING STILL SHE FELT THAT IT WAS BEST IN EVERY WAY TO KEEP ON TERMS WITH SUCH VALUABLE FRIENDS AND SHE APPRECIATED IN SOME SMALL DEGREE THE ADVANTAGE WHICH HER INTIMACY AT THE HOUSE WAS TO MAGGIE
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