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of the beholder an impression that it
was not originally so. Within doors
the modernizing process had been
more successful; here were things
intended for a standing wonder, and
among these I beg leave to reckon
the lady of the house herself. If
Mrs. Wingate had thought it proper
to make herself into a sign for her
husband’s store, one better adapted
could not have been found. The rus-
tics marveled at the country school-
master, wondering greatly how one
small head could carry all he knew.
The wonder was not less among the
good people of F , with respect
to Mrs. W., but with this difference ;
they marveled not at what she knew,
but at what she wore. How one
small head could carry artificial flow-
ers, lace, and paris amply sufficient