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Mansfield Park

CHAPTER V
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I do not pretend to set people right, but I do see that they are often wrong." "Those who are showing the world what female manners _should_ be," said Mr.Bertram gallantly, "are doing a great deal to set them right." "The error is plain enough," said the less courteous Edmund; "such girls are ill brought up.

They are given wrong notions from the beginning.
They are always acting upon motives of vanity, and there is no more real modesty in their behaviour _before_ they appear in public than afterwards." "I do not know," replied Miss Crawford hesitatingly.

"Yes, I cannot agree with you there.

It is certainly the modestest part of the business.

It is much worse to have girls not out give themselves the same airs and take the same liberties as if they were, which I have seen done.


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