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Cranford
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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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I
don’t
believe
Mr
Peter
came
home
from
India
as
rich
as
a
nabob;
he
even
considered
himself
poor,
but
neither
he
nor
Miss
Matty
cared
much
about
that.
At
any
rate,
he
had
enough
to
live
upon
“very
genteelly”
at
Cranford;
he
and
Miss
Matty
together.
And
a
day
or
two
after
his
arrival,
the
shop
was
closed,
while
troops
of
little
urchins
gleefully
awaited
the
shower
of
comfits
and
lozenges
that
came
from
time
to
time
down
upon
their
faces
as
they
stood
up-gazing
at
Miss
Matty’s
drawing-room
windows.
Occasionally
Miss
Matty
would
say
to
them
(half-hidden
behind
the
curtains),
“My
dear
children,
don’t
make
yourselves
ill;”
but
a
strong
arm
pulled
her
back,
and
a
more
rattling
shower
than
ever
succeeded.
A
part
of
the
tea
was
sent
in
presents
to
the
Cranford
ladies;
and
some
of
it
was
distributed
among
the
old
people
who
remembered
Mr
Peter
in
the
days
of
his
frolicsome
youth.
The
Indian
muslin
gown
was
reserved
for
darling
Flora
Gordon
(Miss
Jessie
Brown’s
daughter).
The
Gordons
had
been
on
the
Continent
for
the
last
few
years,
but
were
now
expected
to
return
very
soon;
and
Miss
Matty,
in
her
sisterly
pride,
anticipated
great
delight
in
the
joy
of
showing
them
Mr
Peter.
The
pearl
necklace
disappeared;
and
about
that
time
many
handsome
and
useful
presents
made
their
appearance
in
the
households
of
Miss
Pole
and
Mrs
Forrester;
and
some
rare
and
delicate
Indian
ornaments
graced
the
drawing-rooms
of
Mrs
Jamieson
and
Mrs
Fitz-Adam.
I
myself
was
not
forgotten.
Among
other
things,
I
had
the
handsomest-bound
and
best
edition
of
Dr
Johnson’s
works
that
could
be
procured;
and
dear
Miss
Matty,
with
tears
in
her
eyes,
begged
me
to
consider
it
as
a
present
from
her
sister
as
well
as
herself.
In
short,
no
one
was
forgotten;
and,
what
was
more,
every
one,
however
insignificant,
who
had
shown
kindness
to
Miss
Matty
at
any
time,
was
sure
of
Mr
Peter’s
cordial
regard.
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