innocence and incomprehension, part 1

not merely in her bloom such a height of self-abnegation as that his great professional attention to her from the general drift of his discourse i was, of course, excluded as i am no great friend to the mystical by dint of great muscular exertion too amusing to be abandoned with some ridiculous speeches of sorrow and disappointment "calm yourself,madam, we have no need of dramatics here" how did you like the master? she shrunk away from him a little i was, of course, excluded too amusing to be abandoned with the utmost difficulty to restrain my tears the utmost difficulty to control my pitiful weakness i am no great friend to the mystical but his great professional attention to her "ring for the maid, please, get her some water" shrinking away from him a little i was, of course, excluded too amusing to be abandoned i was, of course, excluded how did i like the master? such a depth of self-abnegation as that i am no great friend to the mystical i am no great friend to the mystical (she softly withdrew from the chamber) sources: the mysteries of udolpho; evelina; the wanderer, by fannt burney; sense and sensibility; emma; discipline, by mary brunton; the tenant of wildfell hall; agnes grey; jane eyre; wuthering heights; cranford; wives and daughters, by mrs gaskell; miss marjoribanks,by mrs oliphant.