TheDairyTHEdairywascertainlyworthlookingat:itwasascenetosickenforwithasortofcalentureinhotanddustystreets——suchcoolness，suchpurity，suchfreshfragranceofnew-pressedcheese，offirmbutter，ofwoodenvesselsperpetuallybathedinpurewater；suchsoftcolouringofredearthenwareandcreamysurfaces，brownwoodandpolishedtin，greylimestoneandrichorange-redrustontheironweightsandhooksandhinges。Butonegetsonlyaconfusednotionofthesedetailswhentheysurroundadistractinglyprettygirlofseventeen，standingonlittlepattensandroundingherdimpledarmtoliftapoundofbutteroutofthescale。
Hettyblushedadeeprose-colourwhenCaptainDonnithorneenteredthedairyandspoketoher；butitwasnotatalladistressedblush，foritwasinwreathedwithsmilesanddimples，andwithsparklesfromunderlong，curled，darkeyelashes；andwhileherauntwasdiscoursingtohimaboutthelimitedamountofmilkthatwastobesparedforbutterandcheesesolongasthecalveswerenotallweaned，andalargequantitybutinferiorqualityofmilkyieldedbytheshorthorn，whichhadbeenboughtonexperiment，togetherwithothermatterswhichmustbeinterestingtoayounggentlemanwhowouldonedaybealandlord，Hettytossedandpattedherpoundofbutterwithquiteaself-possessed，coquettishair，slylyconsciousthatnoturnofherheadwaslost。
Therearevariousordersofbeauty，causingmentomakefoolsofthemselvesinvariousstyles，fromthedesperatetothesheepish；
butthereisoneorderofbeautywhichseemsmadetoturntheheadsnotonlyofmen，butofallintelligentmammals，evenofwomen。Itisabeautylikethatofkittens，orverysmalldownyducksmakinggentleripplingnoiseswiththeirsoftbills，orbabiesjustbeginningtotoddleandtoengageinconsciousmischief——abeautywithwhichyoucanneverbeangry，butthatyoufeelreadytocrushforinabilitytocomprehendthestateofmindintowhichitthrowsyou。HettySorrel’swasthatsortofbeauty。
Heraunt，Mrs。Poyser，whoprofessedtodespiseallpersonalattractionsandintendedtobetheseverestofmentors，continuallygazedatHetty’scharmsbythesly，fascinatedinspiteofherself；andafteradministeringsuchascoldingasnaturallyflowedfromheranxietytodowellbyherhusband’sniece——whohadnomotherofherowntoscoldher，poorthing！——shewouldoftenconfesstoherhusband，whentheyweresafeoutofhearing，thatshefirmlybelieved，\"thenaughtierthelittlehuzzybehaved，theprettiershelooked。\"