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Cranford may refer to: Cranford (novel), an 1853 novel by Elizabeth Gaskell Cranford (TV series), a BBC television adaptation of Cranford and other works by Elizabeth GaskellCranford may also refer to the following places: Cranford, Donegal, Irela… more »


[a young mother has fallen over in the street and Captain Brown has helped her to her feet]

Miss Deborah Jenkyns:
I don't object to his helping her up - it's an act of Christian kindness. But to take her arm and offer to escort her home shows a *revolting* want of decorum.

Mary Smith:
[teasing Deborah] Perhaps Captain Brown has been reading too much Dickens.

Miss Deborah Jenkyns:
I think it altogether likely. Vulgar sentiment is so contageous.

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