The Dukeries
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"Lord Dorchester, having no wife to do the honours of histable at Thoresby, imposed that task upon his eldest daughter, as soonas she had bodily strength for the office; which in those days requiredno small share. For the mistress was not only to invite--that is, urgeand tease--her company to eat more than human throats could convenientlyswallow, but to carve every dish, when chosen, with her own hands. .. . There were then professed carving-masters, who taught young ladies theart scientificall...y: from one of these Lady Mary said she took lessonsthrice a week, that she might be perfect on her father's public days, when in order to perform her functions without interruption she wasforced to eat her own dinner an hour or two beforehand. " In his lordship's resentment against her stolen marriage, he refused toallow her to have much intercourse with the rest of her family. LadyLouisa Stuart tells us that her mother, Lady Bute, "remembered havingonly seen him once, but that in a manner likely to leave some impressionon the mind of a child.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
"Lord Dorchester, having no wife to do the honours of histable at Thoresby, imposed that task upon his eldest daughter, as soonas she had bodily strength for the office; which in those days requiredno small share. For the mistress was not only to invite--that is, urgeand tease--her company to eat more than human throats could convenientlyswallow, but to carve every dish, when chosen, with her own hands. .. . There were then professed carving-masters, who taught young ladies theart scientificall...y: from one of these Lady Mary said she took lessonsthrice a week, that she might be perfect on her father's public days, when in order to perform her functions without interruption she wasforced to eat her own dinner an hour or two beforehand. " In his lordship's resentment against her stolen marriage, he refused toallow her to have much intercourse with the rest of her family. LadyLouisa Stuart tells us that her mother, Lady Bute, "remembered havingonly seen him once, but that in a manner likely to leave some impressionon the mind of a child.
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