Elizabeth Gaskell

Name: Wives and Daughters — Chapter XLVI: Hollingford Gossips
Author: Elizabeth Gaskell

Wives and Daughters — Chapter XLVI: Hollingford Gossips (1865)

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“Wives and Daughters — Chapter XLVI: Hollingford Gossips”, published in 1865, is a work by Elizabeth Gaskell. It explores elements such as Molly, Phoebe and Grinstead.

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Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters — Chapter XLVI: Hollingford Gossips (1865)

“ Preston had issued forth. She ran in; he was at the counter now, talking to Grinstead himself, Molly put the letter into his hand, to his surprise, and almost against his will, and turned round to go back to Miss Phoebe. At the door of the shop stood Mrs. Goodenough, arrested in the act of entering, staring, with her round eyes, made still rounder and more owl-like by spectacles, to see Molly Gibson giving Mr. Preston a letter, which he, conscious of being watched, and favouring underhand practices habitually, put quickly into his pocket, unopened. ”

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Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters — Chapter XLVI: Hollingford Gossips (1865)

“ All through the evening Molly's thoughts wandered far and wide, though she managed to keep up a show of attention to what Mrs. Gibson was saying. She was thinking of Osborne, and his abrupt, half-finished confidence, his ill-looks; she was wondering when Roger would come home, and longing for his return, as much (she said to herself) for Osborne's sake as for her own. And then she checked herself. What had she to do with Roger? Why should she long for his return? ”

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Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters — Chapter XLVI: Hollingford Gossips (1865)

“ Goodenough, who privately thought reading a great waste of time, that might be much better employed in sewing, and knitting, and pastry-making, but who nevertheless belonged to it as a mark of station, just as these good, motherly women would have thought it a terrible come-down in the world if they had not had a pretty young servant-maid to fetch them home from the tea-parties at night. ”

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Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters — Chapter XLVI: Hollingford Gossips (1865)

“ Preston running out of the wood just beyond Hannah's, and says he, "A cup of water, please, good woman, for a lady has fainted, or is 'sterical or something." Now though he didn't know Hannah, Hannah knew him. "More folks know Tom Fool, than Tom Fool knows," asking Mr. Preston's pardon; for he's no fool whatever he be. And I could tell you more,—and what I've seed with my own eyes. I seed her give him a letter in Grinstead's shop, only yesterday, and he looked as black as thunder at her, for he seed me if she didn't.'
'It's a very suitable kind of thing,' said Miss Airy ”

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Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters — Chapter XLVI: Hollingford Gossips (1865)

“ Without offence to the present company, I am rather inclined to look upon matrimony as a weakness to which some very worthy people are prone; but if they must be married, let them make the best of it, and go through the affair with dignity and propriety ”

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Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters — Chapter XLVI: Hollingford Gossips (1865)

“ Phoebe and I tried to read it, but really there is no general interest in it;' or, 'I wonder what Mr. Ashton will do, now Nancy is going to be married! Why, she has been with him these seventeen years! It's a very foolish thing for a woman of her age to be thinking of matrimony; and so I told her, when I met her in the market-place this morning!'
So said Miss Browning on the night in question ”

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Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters — Chapter XLVI: Hollingford Gossips (1865)

“ Dawes, lately come to inhabit Hollingford.
'Matrimony's not so bad as you think for, Miss Browning,' said Mrs Goodenough, standing up for the holy estate into which she had twice entered. 'If I had ha' seen Nancy, I should ha' given her my mind very different. It's a great thing to be able to settle what you'll have for dinner, without never a one interfering with you.'
'If that's all!' said Miss Browning, drawing herself up, 'I can do that ”

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