Sam，loudandoverbearingashewas，sheratherregrettedwhenhewent，forhewascleverandintelligent，andgladtobeemployedinanyerrandinthetown；andthoughspurningtheremonstrancesofSusan，givenastheywere，thoughveryreasonableinthemselves，withill-timedandpowerlesswarmth，wasbeginningtobeinfluencedbyFanny’sservicesandgentlepersuasions；andshefoundthatthebestofthethreeyoungeroneswasgoneinhim：

　　TomandCharlesbeingatleastasmanyyearsastheywerehisjuniorsdistantfromthatageoffeelingandreason，whichmightsuggesttheexpediencyofmakingfriends，andofendeavouringtobelessdisagreeable。Theirsistersoondespairedofmakingthesmallestimpressionon_them_；

　　theywerequiteuntameablebyanymeansofaddresswhichshehadspiritsortimetoattempt。Everyafternoonbroughtareturnoftheirriotousgamesalloverthehouse；andsheveryearlylearnedtosighattheapproachofSaturday’sconstanthalf-holiday。

　　Betsey，too，aspoiledchild，traineduptothinkthealphabethergreatestenemy，lefttobewiththeservantsatherpleasure，andthenencouragedtoreportanyevilofthem，shewasalmostasreadytodespairofbeingabletoloveorassist；andofSusan’stempershehadmanydoubts。Hercontinualdisagreementswithhermother，herrashsquabbleswithTomandCharles，andpetulancewithBetsey，wereatleastsodistressingtoFannythat，thoughadmittingtheywerebynomeanswithoutprovocation，shefearedthedispositionthatcouldpushthemtosuchlengthmustbefarfromamiable，andfromaffordinganyreposetoherself。

　　SuchwasthehomewhichwastoputMansfieldoutofherhead，andteachhertothinkofhercousinEdmundwithmoderatedfeelings。Onthecontrary，shecouldthinkofnothingbutMansfield，itsbelovedinmates，itshappyways。

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