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been neglected in their education, but the second of the Miss Cashes shewed such kindness and attention to Mrs. Mortimer, that she was sorry to leave her, for she was convinced, if treated properly, she would have been both amiable and accomplished; and indeed all the children, if sent away from their parents, might have turned out tolerably. Mrs. Mortimer immediately entered on her new situation, and gave the young people such lessons as she judged proper; at dinner she could hardly keep her countenance. The two gentlemen who were visitors were limbs of the law; one was ́extremely clever, and they played off Mr. and Mrs. Cash to great advantage. The master and mistress of the house sat at the top of the table; the company on their left hand; their eldest son, who was just from college, was more civilized than the rest of the company, and sat at the bottom; the remainder of the family sat promiscuously. The table was filled

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with ample provisions, but was a scene of confusion, all the plates and dishes being handed from one to another across the table. The most affectionate expressions passed, as "lovey, dovey, Georgy, Porgy, have a bit of goosy, deary, do, deary, Tally sal pick a little bony, precious little darling shall have a nicy bit of tarty." When the cheese came Mrs. Cash observed that the small beer, was excellent, but if Mrs. Mortimer liked a drop of ale, she was very welcome to have it, and when the wine was put on the table, Mr. Cash gave her half a glass of port, as being more wholesome than white. Never was any person more out of their element than Mrs. Mortimer; the conversation was perfectly new to her, and great part of it totally unintelligible. Mr. George Cash behaved very civilly, but his mother looked very grave at him for so doing. When the cloth was removed, Mrs. Mortimer and the young people returned to the school-room; they

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all drank tea with the family, after which the governess was to hear these great girls their prayers, and put them to bed. Mrs. Cash sent up to say that Mrs. Mortimer might return for a short time to the parlour, if she pleased.

The next morning she attended to dress the young ladies, after which they began skipping, but as no skipping-rope, or fire, had been provided for Mrs. Mortimer, she was nearly perished with cold. Her attempt at cutting bread and butter was worse this morning than ever; it was a home baked loaf, burnt in the oven, and after several times trying, she gave up the loaf to one of the gentlemen, for she could not even make the knife penetrate, the crust was so hard. After the meal was over, Mrs Cash requested an audience with Mrs. Mortimer; she began with saying that she was extremely sorry to distress her, but she had received information, which was very distressing to her feelings, as she had been told that

Mrs. Mortimer had been mistress to

Sir Timothy Flight, had ran away from him, and left a great many debts in Brighton. Mrs. Mortimer desired to know from whom she had received such intelligence, but she objected to give up the author. Upon this Mrs. Mortimer fetched all Sir Timothy Flight's letters, and put them into Mrs. Cash's hands, and related the treatment which she had experienced in Sussex; upon which Mrs. Cash owned that she had been to the family in Colchester, from whence Mrs Mortimer had married, also to Taun Hall near Witham, and that both these families had convinced her that it was a malicious report. However, Mrs. Mortimer saw that Mr. and Mrs. Cash looked on her with a suspicious eye, and she felt her situation not only very uncomfortable, but the fatigue of attending on six young ladies, from seven in the morning till nine at night, was more than her health was at that

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period equal to. The party was this day augmented by a Captain Simper: he commanded an excise cutter, and in return for the good cheer he got at Newbuilt (or, as it was called by the populace, One Pound) Hall, devoted much of his time to the family. They had been in his cutter to several watering places; in short, it was entirely at their command. He came with the pleasing news that it was painting, and would soon be ready for their reception, as they must have one more sail before Christmas. A very amiable family residing near, the gentleman being barrack master, Mrs. Mortimer asked if they knew them.Oh dear! No, was the reply, we never suffer any red coats to visit here; and the young ladies said their papa and mamma were frightened to death, of their being run away with by some of the protectors of their country; that they had given a dance not long since, and had great difficulty in getting partners,

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