[A Flat Iron for a Farthing by Juliana Horatia Ewing]@TWC D-Link bookA Flat Iron for a Farthing CHAPTER V 5/14
Her other peculiarities were conscientiousness and the fidgets, and tendencies to fine crochet, calomel, and Calvinism, and an abiding quality of harassing and being harassed, which I may here say is, I am convinced, a common and most unfortunate atmosphere of much of the process of education for girls of the upper and middle classes in England. At this moment my aunt came in. "Good morning, Miss Blomfield." "Good morning, Mrs.Ascott," the governess hastily interposed.
"I hope you're well this morning." "Good morning, girls.
Good morning, Nurse.
How do you, Regie? All right this morning? Bless me, there's that dog! What an extraordinary affair it is! Mr.Ascott says he shall send it to the 'Gentleman's Magazine.' Well, he can't be sent back now, so I suppose he'll have to stop.
And you must keep him out of mischief, Regie.
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