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I laughed at the Hazlebys continually, in spite of Mamma's warning, and encouraged Lizzie to talk of them when I had better not have done so; and I allowed myself to be led away by eagerness to hear that foolish lecture. I suppose I want control of spirits. 'And now having finished our own confession, how merrily we begin upon our neighbours! said Rupert; 'whom shall we dissect first?
'Only thirteen people? said Katherine; 'I thought the Bishop was to dine and sleep here. 'Oh no, that was settled long ago; Papa found he had engaged to go to Marlowe Court, said Elizabeth, 'and so there was room for the Hazlebys; I hoped he would have guarded us from them. 'But will there be room? said Katherine; 'I cannot fancy it.
'Well, but where is Anne to be? said Katherine; 'if we take Dora into our room, and Winifred goes to the nursery, there is their room; but Aunt Anne's maid must have that. 'Anne shall come to my room if Aunt Anne will let her, that is to say, said Elizabeth; 'I wonder I never thought of that before, it will counteract some of the horrors of the Hazlebys.
Elizabeth felt some embarrassment in performing a regular introduction of Mr. Merton to the Miss Hazlebys; but Rupert's easy well-bred manners rendered the formidable ceremony much easier than she had expected, and the cousins soon fell into their usual style of conversation. 'Well, Mr. Rupert, said Elizabeth, 'better late than never; that is all that can be said for you!
Turner the instant the Hazlebys had left Abbeychurch, to tell her that the excursion had been entirely without Mr. Woodbourne's knowledge or consent. 'For, said she, 'that is the least I can do towards repairing what can never be repaired. 'I am not sure that that would be quite a wise measure, my dear Lizzie, said Mrs. Woodbourne. 'Certainly not, said Mr.
'Nonsense, Anne, said Elizabeth, laughing too; 'but I hope you quite give up the Hazlebys after this specimen. 'Now, Lizzie, said Helen, 'that is quite in your unjust sweeping style of censuring. You do not mean to say that Lucy, or the Major, or the boys, are disagreeable. 'Root and branch, they are all infected, said Elizabeth; 'who could help it, living with Mrs. Hazleby?
'Yes, it certainly led her to be very unjust, as she acknowledged this morning, said Anne, 'and rather unkind to Helen. But then it was no wonder that she was mad with the Hazlebys. Anne then told the history of poor Dora's trouble, and was quite satisfied with her mother's displeasure at Mrs. Hazleby, and her admiration of little Dora. 'And what do you think of Helen? asked she presently.
There was a little self-reproach mingled even with Anne's merriment, for she felt that if she had more carefully abstained from criticising the Hazlebys, or from looking amused by what was said of them, Rupert would hardly have attempted this piece of impertinence.
'When the eight o'clock train comes in, said Katherine; 'it is that which is to bring the Hazlebys. 'I really think, said Helen, 'that the gas manufactory and the union poor-house grow more frightful every day. I thought they looked worse than ever when I came home, and saw the contrast with Lincolnshire. I hope the old and new towns will long be as different as they are now.
At this moment, the door was thrown back hastily, and Elizabeth, the elder sister of Katherine and Helen, darted in, looking full of indignation, which she only wanted to pour forth, without much caring whether it was listened to with sympathy or not. 'So have you heard, she began, 'these Hazlebys are coming. Did you ever hear of such a nuisance? Anything so preposterous? Mrs.
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