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Cranford
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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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“I
remember
their
sending
one
to
Deborah
just
like
this;
but
that
I
did
not
wonder
at,
for
everybody
knew
she
was
so
clear-headed.
I
am
afraid
I
could
not
help
them
much;
indeed,
if
they
came
to
accounts,
I
should
be
quite
in
the
way,
for
I
never
could
do
sums
in
my
head.
Deborah,
I
know,
rather
wished
to
go,
and
went
so
far
as
to
order
a
new
bonnet
for
the
occasion:
but
when
the
time
came
she
had
a
bad
cold;
so
they
sent
her
a
very
polite
account
of
what
they
had
done.
Chosen
a
director,
I
think
it
was.
Do
you
think
they
want
me
to
help
them
to
choose
a
director?
I
am
sure
I
should
choose
your
father
at
once!”
“My
father
has
no
shares
in
the
bank,”
said
I.
“Oh,
no!
I
remember.
He
objected
very
much
to
Deborah’s
buying
any,
I
believe.
But
she
was
quite
the
woman
of
business,
and
always
judged
for
herself;
and
here,
you
see,
they
have
paid
eight
per
cent.
all
these
years.”
It
was
a
very
uncomfortable
subject
to
me,
with
my
half-knowledge;
so
I
thought
I
would
change
the
conversation,
and
I
asked
at
what
time
she
thought
we
had
better
go
and
see
the
fashions.
“Well,
my
dear,”
she
said,
“the
thing
is
this:
it
is
not
etiquette
to
go
till
after
twelve;
but
then,
you
see,
all
Cranford
will
be
there,
and
one
does
not
like
to
be
too
curious
about
dress
and
trimmings
and
caps
with
all
the
world
looking
on.
It
is
never
genteel
to
be
over-curious
on
these
occasions.
Deborah
had
the
knack
of
always
looking
as
if
the
latest
fashion
was
nothing
new
to
her;
a
manner
she
had
caught
from
Lady
Arley,
who
did
see
all
the
new
modes
in
London,
you
know.
So
I
thought
we
would
just
slip
down
this
morning,
soon
after
breakfast—
for
I
do
want
half-a-pound
of
tea—
and
then
we
could
go
up
and
examine
the
things
at
our
leisure,
and
see
exactly
how
my
new
silk
gown
must
be
made;
and
then,
after
twelve,
we
could
go
with
our
minds
disengaged,
and
free
from
thoughts
of
dress.”
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