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Abigail sat reading "Rasselas" aloud to her father while he shaved, pausing now and then to explain a word or correct the girl's pronunciation; for this was a lesson, as well as a pleasure. The handsome man, in his nankin dressing-gown, ruffled1 shirt, black small-clothes, and silk stockings, stood before the tall, old-fashioned bureau, looking often from the reflection of his own ruddy face to the pale one beside him, with an expression of tender pride, which plainly showed how dear his young daughter was to him.
Abby was a slender girl of fifteen, in a short-waisted gingham gown, with a muslin tucker, dimity apron2, and morocco shoes on a pair of small feet demurely3 crossed before her. A blue-eyed, brown-haired little creature, with a broad brow, and a sweet mouth, evidently both intelligent and affectionate; for she heartily4 enjoyed the story, and answered her father's approving glances with a face full of the loving reverence5 so beautiful to see.
Schools were not abundant in 1815; and, after learning to read, spell, sew, and cipher6 a little at some[93] dame7 school, girls were left to pick up knowledge as they could; while the brothers went to college, or were apprenticed8 to some trade. But the few things they did study were well learned; so that Abby's reading was a pleasure to hear. She wrote a fine, clear hand, seldom misspelled a word, kept her own little account-book in good order, and already made her father's shirts, hemstitching the linen9 cambric ruffles10 with the daintiest skill, and turning out button-holes any one might be proud of. These
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adorn
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