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           TheMrMusgroveshadtheirowngametoguard,andtodestroy,theirownhorses,dogs,andnewspaperstoengagethem,andthefemaleswerefullyoccupiedinalltheothercommonsubjectsofhousekeeping,neighbours,dress,dancing,andmusic.Sheacknowledgedittobeveryfitting,thateverylittlesocialcommonwealthshoulddictateitsownmattersofdiscourse;andhoped,erelong,tobecomeanotunworthymemberoftheoneshewasnowtransplantedinto.WiththeprospectofspendingatleasttwomonthsatUppercross,itwashighlyincumbentonhertoclotheherimagination,hermemory,andallherideasinasmuchofUppercrossaspossible.

           Shehadnodreadofthesetwomonths.MarywasnotsorepulsiveandunsisterlyasElizabeth,norsoinaccessibletoallinfluenceofhers;neitherwasthereanythingamongtheothercomponentpartsofthecottageinimicaltocomfort.Shewasalwaysonfriendlytermswithherbrother-in-law;andinthechildren,wholovedhernearlyaswell,andrespectedheragreatdealmorethantheirmother,shehadanobjectofinterest,amusement,andwholesomeexertion.