Miss Jane's Disappointment

Bessy's son is not doing so well as his mamma could wish. He went to college and he got plucked, i think they call it. His uncles wanted him to be a barrister and study the law but he is such a dissipated young man,. They will never make much of him, i think. Can you play on the piano a little? There was one in the room. She asked me to sit down and give her a tune. I played a waltz or two, and she was charmed. The miss reeds could not play as well, said she exultingly. And have you learnt french? Yes, bessy

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