I Forbid the Banns! — page 237: what you’re looking at

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ON THE STUDY OF GEOGRAPHY. 227 Rushton were very plain. They had occupied one side of the pew next to the Charlton’s, and they had been inju- dicious enough to sit side by side. Plain daughters ought not to concentrate their forces. Artfully distributed each of them might even have seemed passable. The one who accompanied her mother to visit the Court realized the idea of Diana done in terra cotta, in all points except features and figure. Lady Rushton was small, but stately and excessively patronizing. She patronized Bertha. ‘Marian has told me all about you, my dear,” said she. “You are a colonist—a New Zealander, I believe.” __ ‘“ ] was born in Australia, Lady Rushton,” said Bertha. “Ah, I knew I was right,” said Lady Rushton. “ Aus- tralia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji—they are all the same.” : ‘‘Ouite,’”’ said Cyril, “ quite the same—to some people.”’ “Exactly ; he has been there, so he should know,” said Lady Rushton assuringly to Bertha, lest she should insist on her absurd distinctions being recognized. ‘‘He has been where ?”’ said Bertha. “There,” said Lady Rushton. ‘ New Zealand.” ‘“ He is more fortunate than I am,” said Bertha; “I never was there.” Lady Rushton smiled a pitying, patronizing smile. “In England,” said she, “‘we are not accustomed to draw such delicate distinctions. Wecall people who have been born in Devonshire English, just as much as people who have been born in Northumberland. Some who have been born in Cornwall and on the borders of Wales are called English by courtesy.”’ ‘“ They are indeed,” said Cyril, nodding approvingly. ‘You see,” said Lady Rushton, waving her hand toward Cyril. ‘And so you need not be otherwise than quite at your ease with us, Mrs. Charlton. We know that you can- (CONNIE OOS (2(6)