[Silas Marner by George Eliot]@TWC D-Link bookSilas Marner CHAPTER XI 6/26
After the first questions and greetings, she turned to Nancy, and surveyed her from head to foot--then wheeled her round, to ascertain that the back view was equally faultless. "What do you think o' _these_ gowns, aunt Osgood ?" said Priscilla, while Nancy helped her to unrobe. "Very handsome indeed, niece," said Mrs.Osgood, with a slight increase of formality.
She always thought niece Priscilla too rough. "I'm obliged to have the same as Nancy, you know, for all I'm five years older, and it makes me look yallow; for she never _will_ have anything without I have mine just like it, because she wants us to look like sisters.
And I tell her, folks 'ull think it's my weakness makes me fancy as I shall look pretty in what she looks pretty in.
For I _am_ ugly--there's no denying that: I feature my father's family.
But, law! I don't mind, do you ?" Priscilla here turned to the Miss Gunns, rattling on in too much preoccupation with the delight of talking, to notice that her candour was not appreciated.
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