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Agnes, her mother's favorite, was still at school, and was devoted to foreign languages, foreign manners, and foreign modes of life. AGNES HER MOTHER'S FAVORITE WAS STILL AT SCHOOL AND WAS DEVOTED TO FOREIGN LANGUAGES FOREIGN MANNERS AND FOREIGN MODES OF LIFE
ieving this dignity. No pleasure or pride in her husband's ability to serve his country, even in a modest position, ever crossed her mind. She had no desire to spend her valuable time in various poky Continental towns, and she had many excuses for not doing so; the proper education of her children being the chief among them. Luckily for her, good and desirable schools were generally at an easy distance from the jewellers' shops and the dressmakers' and milliners' establishments her soul loved, so while Mr. Hamilton did his daily task in Antwerp, Mrs. Hamilton resided mostly in Brussels or Paris; when he was in Zittau, in Saxony, she was in Dresden. If he were appointed to some business city she remained with him several months each year, and spent the others in a more artistic and fashionable locality. The situation was growing difficult because the children were gradually getting beyond school age, although there still remained to her the sacred duty of settling them properly in life. GELY SLOW IN ACHIEVING THIS DIGNITY NO PLEASURE OR PRIDE IN HER HUSBAND'S ABILITY TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY EVEN IN A MODEST POSITION EVER CROSSED HER MIND SHE HAD NO DESIRE TO SPEND HER VALUABLE TIME IN VARIOUS POKY CONTINENTAL TOWNS AND SHE HAD MANY EXCUSES FOR NOT DOING SO THE PROPER EDUCATION OF HER CHILDREN BEING THE CHIEF AMONG THEM LUCKILY FOR HER GOOD AND DESIRABLE SCHOOLS WERE GENERALLY AT AN EASY DISTANCE FROM THE JEWELLERS SHOPS AND THE DRESSMAKERS AND MILLINERS ESTABLISHMENTS HER SOUL LOVED SO WHILE MISTER HAMILTON DID HIS DAILY TASK IN ANTWERP MISSUS HAMILTON RESIDED MOSTLY IN BRUSSELS OR PARIS WHEN HE WAS IN ZITTO IN SAXONY SHE WAS IN DRESDEN IF HE WERE APPOINTED TO SOME BUSINESS CITY SHE REMAINED WITH HIM SEVERAL MONTHS EACH YEAR AND SPENT THE OTHERS IN A MORE ARTISTIC AND FASHIONABLE LOCALITY THE SITUATION WAS GROWING DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE CHILDREN WERE GRADUALLY GETTING BEYOND SCHOOL AGE ALTHOUGH THERE STILL REMAINED TO HER THE SACRED DUTY OF SETTLING THEM PROPERLY FOR LIFE
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