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Mary was the only daughter who remained at home; and she was

necessarily drawn from the pursuit of accomplishments by Mrs.

Bennet's being quite unable to sit alone. Mary was obliged to mix

more with the world, but she could still moralize over every

morning visit; and as she was no longer mortified by comparisons

between her sisters' beauty and her own, it was suspected by her

father that she submitted to the change without much reluctance.