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Chapter 29

           Andtheseaudienceswereofaverysuperiordescription,includingagreatmanyyoungladies’boarding-schools,whosefavourMrsJarleyhadbeenatgreatpainstoconciliate,byalteringthefaceandcostumeofMrGrimaldiasclowntorepresentMrLindleyMurrayasheappearedwhenengagedinthecompositionofhisEnglishGrammar,andturningamurderessofgreatrenownintoMrsHannahMorebothofwhichlikenesseswereadmittedbyMissMonflathers,whowasattheheadoftheheadBoardingandDayEstablishmentinthetown,andwhocondescendedtotakeaPrivateViewwitheightchosenyoungladies,tobequitestartlingfromtheirextremecorrectness.MrPittinanightcapandbedgown,andwithouthisboots,representedthepoetCowperwithperfectexactness;andMaryQueenofScotsinadarkwig,whiteshirt-collar,andmaleattire,wassuchacompleteimageofLordByronthattheyoungladiesquitescreamedwhentheysawit.MissMonflathers,however,rebukedthisenthusiasm,andtookoccasiontoreproveMrsJarleyfornotkeepinghercollectionmoreselect:observingthatHisLordshiphadheldcertainopinionsquiteincompatiblewithwax-workhonours,andaddingsomethingaboutaDeanandChapter,whichMrsJarleydidnotunderstand.

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