have married a Jew, she didn’t think that she could pluck up the courage to look even her neighbours Mrs Yeld and Mrs Hepworth in the face.  Georgiana found no one in the hall to meet her, and dreaded to go to her mother.  She first went with her maid to her own room, and waited there till Sophia came to her.  As she sat pretending to watch the process of unpacking, she strove to regain her courage.  Why need she be afraid of anybody?  Why, at any rate, should she be afraid of other females?  Had she not always been dominant over her mother and sister?  ‘Oh, Georgey,’ said Sophia, ’this is wonderful news!’

’I suppose it seems wonderful that anybody should be going to be married except yourself.’

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