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& the blame, that probably when she had divided out their properportions to Mrs . Darling, Miſs Capper,Fanny Noyce, Mrs . C.Charles Dupuis & Mrs . C.CharlesD.'sDupuis'sherNeighbour, there might be a mereverytrifle of reproachremaining for herself. — At anyrate, she was seenall the followingnextmorng -morningwalking about after Lodgings with Mrs -G.–Griffiths as alert as ever. — Mrs . G.Griffiths was a very well-behaved, genteel kind ofWoman, who supported herself by giving receiving sucha home to great girls & young Ladies,aswho wanted either Masters for finishingtheir Education, or a home for beginningtheir Displays. — She had several more under her care than the three who were now come to Sanditon, but the othersall happened to be absent. — Of thesethree, & indeed of all, Miſs Lambe was beyond comparison the most important & precious, as she paid in proportionto her fortune. — She was about 17, half-mulatto, chilly & tender, had a maid of her own, was to have the best roomin the Lodgings, & was always of thefirst consequence in every plan of Mrs .G.–Griffiths The other Girls, two Miſs Beauforts

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