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Duval was in a way his guest, an absolutely inconceivable host. Of the Branghton family. Miss Burney has given, at the outset, a rather fuller introductory description than she usually gives of her characters. The father, Mme. Duval's nephew, is a silversmith on Snow Hill, a man about forty, intelligent, but contracted and prejudiced, having spent his life in the city, and con- temptuous of all who reside elsewhere. His son is "weaker in his understanding, and more gay in his temper ; but his g...aiety is that of a foolish, over-grown schoolboy, whose mirth consists in noise and disturb- ance. He disdains his father for his close attention to business, and love of money ; though he seems him- self to have no talents, spirit, or generosity, to make him superior to either. His chief delight appears to be tormenting and ridiculing his sisters, who, in return, most heartily despise him." The elder girl is not ill-looking ; but is proud, ill-tempered and con- ceited. " She hates the city, though without knowing why ; for it is easy to discover she has lived nowhere else." The younger sister, Polly, is "rather pretty, very foolish, very ignorant, very giddy and very good natured." This worshipful family, after the fashion 78 FANNY BURNEY [chap.
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