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Our place is about a mile from the city, so the dirt will not annoy you; and you will meet such pleasant people there that you will not mind the smoke. I am sure, Mary, you will come away quite in love with Limeton, and prefer it to this prim old place. 'Prefer it to Mapleton? Never. 'Well, well, we'll see; and in his proud confidence he kissed her and left her. Mary felt indignant.
She has lost her father, and as she sits in her mourning dress she thinks of the past, and is not afraid to tell herself now, that but for her own folly she might have had good, true-hearted Tom Cowell to help her in her trouble; that, grieved as she would have been at her father's loss, she could never have been alone in the world as long as Tom had lived; and now she would be alone for ever, for, disguise it from herself as she had tried to do, she knew she loved Tom still; all other men seemed poor, weak things to her, and for Tom's sake even Mapleton did not seem such a very superior place as it had done, and in consequence, Limeton was not so horrible.
Mary listened for a moment in speechless indignation, and then said: 'But I wish to be as well dressed when I travel as at home; any lady must do so. 'Ah! you will soon lose that notion when you are married. Limeton ladies are much more sensible. Mary was prudently silent. It was evidently useless to argue with the old lady. After tea Mrs.
Tom had told her he would like their home Limeton, but had said that if she would be happier in Mapleton he would forego his wish. His business permitted him to live in either place. Not to be outdone in generosity, Mary had declared her happiness was to be with him, no matter where. The subject had not been renewed, but Mary had now quite decided that Limeton could never be her home.
Mary could not get it through her little Mapleton head hut that she was about to honour Limeton infinitely by going there, and that her Mapleton manners and dress would be envied and copied by its unsophisticated people and now to be told that she was to learn from Louise!
She had, indeed, balanced whether Mrs. Cowell could ever be her mother-in-law, but as she thought of Tom, she felt that infliction could be borne away from Limeton. Tom was to come the following Saturday, and spend a few days at home before she went back to Mapleton, and she awaited his coming with eagerness.
You are the only pleasant person I ever met there. Limeton people are substantial, true-hearted, and and, in short, Mary, I am much disappointed that you don't like the finest city in the State. 'Finest city in the State, indeed! says Mary, stung by his disparagement of her native city.
During the next few days Mary learned to appreciate the character of Louise, without being in the least desirous of emulating her housewifely virtues. Limeton did not meet with her approval.
Yet he quoted Limeton, and, what the Limetonians did, thought, and intended to do, and the effect of their intentions on the coming election for President, which was exasperating to Mary, who, like all loyal Mapletonians, was quite sure their own city was the brain of the State, even if Limeton did represent its wealth; so that what the former said and thought was of far more importance to the country, and she would smile at the purse-proud ignorance of Limeton.
Cowell in the pleasure of meeting Tom, but after he had asked her a dozen questions, about herself, he said: 'And how do you like Limeton, Mary? 'Oh, perfectly detestable! I cannot think how anybody can live there. 'Ah! I see you have still those Mapleton ideas, Mary. Now, I hate Mapleton, and am always glad to get out of it, the people are such snobs.
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