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           "Well,abookyasbigalmostasahaystack;IhaveputuptwobottlesofthegillyflowerwaterforMrs.Sedley,andthereceiptformakingit,inAmelia’sbox."

           "AndItrust,MissJemima,youhavemadeacopyofMissSedley’saccount.Thisisit,isit?Verygoodninety-threepounds,fourshillings.BekindenoughtoaddressittoJohnSedley,Esquire,andtosealthisbilletwhichIhavewrittentohislady."

           InMissJemima’seyesanautographletterofhersister,MissPinkerton,wasanobjectofasdeepvenerationaswouldhavebeenaletterfromasovereign.Onlywhenherpupilsquittedtheestablishment,orwhentheywereabouttobemarried,andonce,whenpoorMissBirchdiedofthescarletfever,wasMissPinkertonknowntowritepersonallytotheparentsofherpupils;anditwasJemima’sopinionthatifanythingcouldconsoleMrs.Birchforherdaughter’sloss,itwouldbethatpiousandeloquentcompositioninwhichMissPinkertonannouncedtheevent.

           InthepresentinstanceMissPinkerton’s"billet"wastothefollowingeffect:—

           TheMall,Chiswick,June15,18

           MADAMAfterhersixyears’residenceattheMall,IhavethehonourandhappinessofpresentingMissAmeliaSedleytoherparents,asayoungladynotunworthytooccupyafittingpositionintheirpolishedandrefinedcircle.

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