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So the Ladies' Committee must needs have their finger in! Much they cared for the place when it was wild and neglected! But they go to inspect Cherry and her school Mrs. Ledwich and all and, back they come, shocked no system, no order, the mistress untrained, the school too small, with no apparatus! They all run about in despair, as if we had ever asked them to help us. And so Mrs.
Ledwich glanced at the mistress's watch, in its pasteboard tower, in Gothic architecture, and insisted on proceeding to business. So they all sat down round a circular table, with a very fine red, blue, and black oilcloth, whose pattern was inseparably connected, in Ethel's mind, with absurdity, tedium, and annoyance.
"Pity he has so many of the good doctor's prejudices!" "Well, to be sure!" quoth Mrs. Ledwich. "I knew Mr. Norman was very clever, but I declare I never thought of such as this! I will try my poor utmost for those interesting natives." "That youth has first-rate talents," said Lord Cosham. "Do you know what he is designed for? I should like to bring him forward." "Ah!" said Dr. Hoxton.
"Well then, Ethel, suppose we set out on our travels this afternoon. Visit these ladies, get them to call a meeting to-morrow, and sanction their three trustees." "You little know what a work it is to call a meeting, or how many notes Miss Rich sends out before one can be accomplished." "Faint heart you know the proverb, Ethel. Allons. I'll call on Mrs. Ledwich " "Stay," said Dr. May.
It was not that he went out of his ordinary self, he was always the same simple-mannered, polished gentleman; but it was this that told she was evidently somewhat in awe of him the refinement kept her in check. She behaved very quietly all the evening, admired the plans, consented to everything, and was scarcely Mrs. Ledwich! "You will get on now, Ethel," said Dr. May afterwards.
Ernescliffe, and even offered to provide the rest of the equipment; but this was proudly rejected by Averil, with some of the manifestations of exclusive partiality that naturally wounded the elder brother. He then announced an engagement that he had made with Mrs. Ledwich for a musical evening the next week.
She still had some diplomacy to exercise, for Mrs. Ledwich suggested asking dear Ave Ward to sing, her own dearest Matilda would not object on such an occasion to assist the sweet girl; and Mrs. Rivers, after her usual prudent fashion, giving neither denial nor assent, Mrs.
"I am afraid there has been a regular set at them," said Margaret, "and perhaps they are troublesome, poor things." "As if school-keeping were for luxury!" said Dr. May. "It is the worst thing I have heard of Mrs. Ledwich yet! One's blood boils to think of those poor children being cast off because our fine young ladies are too grand to teach them!
"Hullo! have you got up, Tom? There's a door up there. I'll show you " "No, don't papa. Think of Mrs. Ledwich; and asking her to see two trustees up there!" said Ethel. "Ah! Mrs. Ledwich; what is to be done with her, Ethel?" "I am sure I can't tell. If Flora were but at home, she would manage it." "Spencer can manage anything!" was the answer.
The scanty attendance at the National School attested the indifference with which it was regarded, and the borderers voluntarily patronised Cherry Elwood, and thus had, perhaps, first aroused the emulation that led Mrs. Ledwich on a visit of inspection, to what she chose to consider as an offshoot of the National School. The next day she called upon the Misses May.
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