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Domestic instruction on useful and interesting subjects
Domestic instruction on useful and interesting subjects Author:Matthias Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CONVERSATION XXVII. THE WAX DOLL. Next morning, after breakfast, Mrs. Leslie brought all the young people into the drawing room; where they saw a table nea... more »rly covered with many things both useful and pretty. ' I wish each of you, my dears,' said Mrs. Leslie, to choose something from among these different articles; please yourselves, and take whatever you like.' Isabella stepped forward to the table; Charles took up a book and withdrew into the window; the rest continued at some distance, their eyes fixed on the table. ' I shall choose this work-box, aunt,' said Isabella; ' it will look pretty on my table; there are scissors in it, verysharp, and fit for cutting my hair: Mrs. Jane says she has not any sufficiently sharp, and my hair requires to be cut.' ' You are the next eldest of the young ladies, Harriet, what do you choose, my dear ?' said Mrs. Leslie. ' I would rather you should choose for me, aunt; I am sure I shall like your choice.' Mrs. Leslie then took up a pretty case, in which were several small volumes, neatly bound, three of "Evenings at Home," three of " Cowper's poems," three of "Kirke White's Remains," the " Contemplative Philosopher," and a few other books. She presented the case to Harriet, and said,' I believe, my dear, you will make a good use of these books, and the case can stand on a small table. Mary and Lucy, here are several pretty things for you to choose, my dears.' Mary liked a b6x of colours, and Lucy chose a wax-doll, the eyes of which moved by a wire, when she pulled it.' ' Charles,' said Mrs. Leslie, ' each of the girls has chosen the article she most liked from my collection, will you now look at what remains, and accept of something from me.' ' You are very kind to us, aunt; I shall, if you please, take this case ...« less