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A woman, whom a gentleman had married as [a] second wife, had a daughter who was as ^ proud and haughty as her mother.

The husband, who was the best man in the world, had also a daughter who resembled her father exactly.^

The goodness of this young girl rendered the bad qualities of the other still more hateful. Her stepmother, whose^ bad temper showed itself * as soon as ^ the wedding was over, could not tolerate her.

She was charged with ail the mean services of the house ; but she bore ail, not daring to complain to her father. He was completely governed by ^ his wife, and would hâve scolded the poor little girl.

1 See VII. note 4. 2 Adv. of exact. 3 dont.

■* Use simple veib, or faire, reflex. 5 aussitôt que. ^ par.