Often，whentheyhadnomoreagreeableoccupationathand，theMissesMurraywouldamusethemselveswithvisitingthepoorcottagersontheirfather\'sestate，toreceivetheirflatteringhomage，ortoheartheoldstoriesorgossipingnewsofthegarrulousoldwomen；or，perhaps，toenjoythepurerpleasureofmakingthepoorpeoplehappywiththeircheeringpresenceandtheiroccasionalgifts，soeasilybestowed，sothankfullyreceived。
Sometimes，Iwascalledupontoaccompanyoneorbothofthesistersinthesevisits；andsometimesIwasdesiredtogoalone，tofulfilsomepromisewhichtheyhadbeenmorereadytomakethantoperform；tocarrysomesmalldonation，orreadtoonewhowassickorseriouslydisposed:andthusImadeafewacquaintancesamongthecottagers；and，occasionally，Iwenttoseethemonmyownaccount。
Igenerallyhadmoresatisfactioningoingalonethanwitheitheroftheyoungladies；forthey，chieflyowingtotheirdefectiveeducation，comportedthemselvestowardstheirinferiorsinamannerthatwashighlydisagreeableformetowitness。Theynever，inthought，exchangedplaceswiththem；and，consequently，hadnoconsiderationfortheirfeelings，regardingthemasanorderofbeingsentirelydifferentfromthemselves。Theywouldwatchthepoorcreaturesattheirmeals，makinguncivilremarksabouttheirfood，andtheirmannerofeating；theywouldlaughattheirsimplenotionsandprovincialexpressions，tillsomeofthemscarcelydurstventuretospeak；theywouldcallthegraveelderlymenandwomenoldfoolsandsillyoldblockheadstotheirfaces:andallthiswithoutmeaningtooffend。Icouldseethatthepeoplewereoftenhurtandannoyedbysuchconduct，thoughtheirfearofthe\'grandladies\'preventedthemfromtestifyinganyresentment；butTHEYneverperceivedit。Theythoughtthat，asthesecottagerswerepooranduntaught，theymustbestupidandbrutish；andaslongasthey，theirsuperiors，condescendedtotalktothem，andtogivethemshillingsandhalf-crowns，orarticlesofclothing，theyhadarighttoamusethemselves，evenattheirexpense；andthepeoplemustadorethemasangelsoflight，condescendingtoministertotheirnecessities，andenlightentheirhumbledwellings。
Imademanyandvariousattemptstodelivermypupilsfromthesedelusivenotionswithoutalarmingtheirpride-whichwaseasilyoffended，andnotsoonappeased-butwithlittleapparentresult；
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