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HetookaresolveafterthisnottomisinterpretherwordsevenwhenMissStackpoleappearedtostrikethepersonalnotemoststrongly。
Hebethoughthimselfthatpersons，inherview，weresimpleandhomogeneousorganisms，andthathe，forhisownpart，wastoopervertedarepresentativeofthenatureofmantohavearighttodealwithherinstrictreciprocity。Hecarriedouthisresolvewithagreatdealoftact，andtheyoungladyfoundinrenewedcontactwithhimnoobstacletotheexerciseofhergeniusforunshrinkingenquiry，thegeneralapplicationofherconfidence。HersituationatGardencourttherefore，appreciatedaswehaveseenhertobebyIsabelandfullofappreciationherselfofthatfreeplayofintelligencewhich，tohersense，renderedIsabel’scharacterasister-spirit，andoftheeasyvenerablenessofMr。Touchett，whosenobletone，asshesaid，metwithherfullapproval-hersituationatGardencourtwouldhavebeenperfectlycomfortablehadshenotconceivedanirresistiblemistrustofthelittleladyforwhomshehadatfirstsupposedherselfobligedtoallowasmistressofthehouse。Shepresentlydiscovered，intruth，thatthisobligationwasofthelightestandthatMrs。TouchettcaredverylittlehowMissStackpolebehaved。Mrs。TouchetthaddefinedhertoIsabelasbothanadventuressandabore-adventuressesusuallygivingonemoreofathrill。shehadexpressedsomesurpriseatherniece’shavingselectedsuchafriend，yethadimmediatelyaddedthatsheknewIsabel’sfriendswereherownaffairandthatshehadneverundertakentolikethemallortorestrictthegirltothosesheliked。
IfyoucouldseenonebutthepeopleIlike，mydear，you’dhaveaverysmallsociety，Mrs。Touchettfranklyadmitted。andIdon’tthinkIlikeanymanorwomanwellenoughtorecommendthemtoyou。
Whenitcomestorecommendingit’saseriousaffair。Idon’tlikeMissStackpole-everythingaboutherdispleasesme。shetalkssomuchtooloudandlooksatoneasifonewantedtolookather-whichonedoesn’t。I’msureshehaslivedallherlifeinaboarding-house，andIdetestthemannersandthelibertiesofsuchplaces。IfyouaskmeifIprefermyownmanners，whichyoudoubtlessthinkverybad，I’lltellyouthatIpreferthemimmensely。MissStackpoleknowsI