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Rh honey-suckle that peeped in at the lattice was now at its sweetest, with the evening dew exhaling from its fragrant tendrils.

They had been accustomed to so much wretchedness of late, to confusion, to incivility, and to noise, that only the pleasant side of the contrast in their present situation was what struck them. The next day, however, Mrs. Beaumont discovered that their two rooms were wretchedly small, that she had no French rolls for breakfast, and that she could not see herself in the small square glass which hung beside the window, serving as the mirror. These were but small vexations, but we all know how small vexations become great ones when perpetually dwelt upon. From the first, Fanny began the habit of early rising. At first, Mrs. Beaumont complained bitterly of being herself disturbed, but when she found Fanny never undrew the curtains, and asked it as a favour, she became reconciled, and it may be doubted whether, after a few mornings, she even heard the light step that was so carefully