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They are gentle and gracious, and generous and kind, and unselfish and good, in spite of temptations and trials to which mere angels are never subjected. And there are also many women in the world who, under the clothes, and not unfrequently under the title of a lady, wear the heart of an underbred snob. THEY ARE GENTLE AND GRACIOUS AND GENEROUS AND KIND AND UNSELFISH AND GOOD IN SPITE OF TEMPTATIONS AND TRIALS TO WHICH MERE ANGELS ARE NEVER SUBJECTED AND THERE ARE ALSO MANY WOMEN IN THE WORLD WHO UNDER THE CLOTHES AND NOT UNFREQUENTLY UNDER THE TITLE OF A LADY WEAR THE HEART OF AN UNDERBRED SNOB
assertive, while, at the same time, ridiculously helpless and awkward. She is intensely selfish, and utterly inconsiderate of others; everlastingly complaining, and, in herself, drearily uninteresting. We travelled down in the omnibus from Ober-Ammergau with three perfect specimens of the species, accompanied by the usual miserable-looking man, who has had all the life talked out of him. They were grumbling the whole of the way at having been put to ride in an omnibus. It seemed that they had never been so insulted in their lives before, and they took care to let everybody in the vehicle know that they had paid for first-class, and that at home they kept their own carriage. They were also very indignant because the people at the house where they had lodged had offered to shake hands with them at parting. They did not come to Ober-Ammergau to be treated on terms of familiarity by German peasants, they said. There are many women in the world who are in every way much better than angels.  IST IS RUDE AND SELF ASSERTIVE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME RIDICULOUSLY HELPLESS AND AWKWARD SHE IS INTENSELY SELFISH AND UTTERLY INCONSIDERATE OF OTHERS EVERLASTINGLY COMPLAINING AND IN HERSELF DREARILY UNINTERESTING WE TRAVELLED DOWN IN THE OMNIBUS FROM OBER AMMERGAU WITH THREE PERFECT SPECIMENS OF THE SPECIES ACCOMPANIED BY THE USUAL MISERABLE LOOKING MAN WHO HAS HAD ALL THE LIFE TALKED OUT OF HIM THEY WERE GRUMBLING THE WHOLE OF THE WAY AT HAVING BEEN PUT TO RIDE IN AN OMNIBUS IT SEEMED THAT THEY HAD NEVER BEEN SO INSULTED IN THEIR LIVES BEFORE AND THEY TOOK CARE TO LET EVERYBODY IN THE VEHICLE KNOW THAT THEY HAD PAID FOR FIRST CLASS AND THAT AT HOME THEY KEPT THEIR OWN CARRIAGE THEY WERE ALSO VERY INDIGNANT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE AT THE HOUSE WHERE THEY HAD LODGED HAD OFFERED TO SHAKE HANDS WITH THEM AT PARTING THEY DID NOT COME TO OBER AMMERGAU TO BE TREATED ON TERMS OF FAMILIARITY BY GERMAN PEASANTS THEY SAID THERE ARE MANY WOMEN IN THE WORLD WHO ARE IN EVERY WAY MUCH BETTER THAN ANGELS 
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