in the world the was t forward again her were more fully explained and in reply to lady ber s calm of where shall the child come to sister to you or to us thomas heard with some surprise that it would be totally out of mrs a power to take any share in the personal charge of her he had been considering her as a particularly welcome tion at the as a companion to an aunt who had no children of her own but he found himself il was s to say that die r � � t th mi at least as things then was � at of the on poor mr s indifferent state of h al made it an he could no th a child than he could fly if indeed he should get well of his complaints it would be a e then he glad to take her and of the inconvenience but just mr took up every moment of her and the very mention of such a thing she was sure would � him then she had come to us said lady with the utmost composure after a short pause sir th added with dignity ye let her home be in this house we endeavour to do our duty by her and she will at least have die advantage of of her own age and of a r lar very true cried mrs are both very and it will be just like same to miss lee whether she has three girls to teach or only two there can be no i only i could be more but you see i do all in my power i am not one of that their own trouble and shall her however it may put me to ce to have chief away for three days i suppose you will put ihe child in the little white near the old it will be much the best for her so near miss lee and not far from the girls and close by the who could either of help to dress her you know and take of her clothes for i suppose you would not think it fair to expect to wait on her as well as the others indeed i do not see that you her any e else lady made no opposition hope she will prove a well disposed continued mrs and be s of her uncommon good tone in having her disposition be really bad said sir tho we must not for ou r own s sake � her tiie hut is no to c � o b ft park all evil we shall probably see much to wish altered in and must prepare ourselves for gross ignorance some meanness of opinions and very distressing vulgarity of manner but are not faults nor i trust can they be dangerous for her associates had my daughter been younger than herself i should have considered the introduction of such a companion as a matter of very serious moment but as it is i hope there can be to fear for them and every thing to hope for her from the association that is exactly what i think cried mrs and what i was saying to my husband this morning it will be an education for the child said i only being with her cousins if miss lee taught her she ould learn to be good and clever from them i hope she will not my poor lady i have but just got to leave it alone there will be some difficulty in our way mrs observed sir thomas as to e distinction proper to be made between the girls as they grow up how to preserve in the minds of my daughters the consciousness of what they are without them think too lowly of their cousin and how without her spirits too far to make her that is not a miss i should wish to see them very good friends and would on no account in my girls the smallest degree of towards their relation but still they cannot be equals their rank fortune rights and expectations will always be different it is a point of great delicacy and you must assist us in our to exactly the right line of conduct mrs was quite at his service and though she perfectly agreed with him as to its being a most t thing encouraged him to hope that between them it would be easily managed it will be readily believed that did not write to her sister in vain mrs price seemed rather that a girl should be fixed on when she had so many fine boys but accepted the offer most assuring them of her daughter s b ng a very well han park good humoured girl and trusting they would never cause to throw her off she spoke of her farther as somewhat and hut was sanguine in the hope of her materially better for change of air poor woman she probably change of air might agree with many of her children chapter il the little girl performed her long journey in safety and at was met by mrs who thus re in the credit of being foremost to welcome her and in the importance of leading her in to the others and h r to their kindness price was at this time just ten years old and though there might not be much in her first appearance to there was at least nothing to disgust her relations she was small of her age with no glow of complexion nor any other striking beauty exceedingly timid and shy and shrinking from notice but her air though awkward was not vulgar her voice was sweet and when the spoke her countenance was pretty sir thomas and lady received her very kindly and sir thomas seeing how much she needed encouragement tried to be all that was but he had 