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All
three
of
the
Miss
Epanchins
were
fine
,
healthy
girls
,
well-grown
,
with
good
shoulders
and
busts
,
and
strong
--
almost
masculine
--
hands
;
and
,
of
course
,
with
all
the
above
attributes
,
they
enjoyed
capital
appetites
,
of
which
they
were
not
in
the
least
ashamed
.
Elizabetha
Prokofievna
sometimes
informed
the
girls
that
they
were
a
little
too
candid
in
this
matter
,
but
in
spite
of
their
outward
deference
to
their
mother
these
three
young
women
,
in
solemn
conclave
,
had
long
agreed
to
modify
the
unquestioning
obedience
which
they
had
been
in
the
habit
of
according
to
her
;
and
Mrs.
General
Epanchin
had
judged
it
better
to
say
nothing
about
it
,
though
,
of
course
,
she
was
well
aware
of
the
fact
.
It
is
true
that
her
nature
sometimes
rebelled
against
these
dictates
of
reason
,
and
that
she
grew
yearly
more
capricious
and
impatient
;
but
having
a
respectful
and
well-disciplined
husband
under
her
thumb
at
all
times
,
she
found
it
possible
,
as
a
rule
,
to
empty
any
little
accumulations
of
spleen
upon
his
head
,
and
therefore
the
harmony
of
the
family
was
kept
duly
balanced
,
and
things
went
as
smoothly
as
family
matters
can
.
Mrs.
Epanchin
had
a
fair
appetite
herself
,
and
generally
took
her
share
of
the
capital
mid-day
lunch
which
was
always
served
for
the
girls
,
and
which
was
nearly
as
good
as
a
dinner
.
The
young
ladies
used
to
have
a
cup
of
coffee
each
before
this
meal
,
at
ten
o'clock
,
while
still
in
bed
.
This
was
a
favourite
and
unalterable
arrangement
with
them
.
At
half-past
twelve
,
the
table
was
laid
in
the
small
dining-room
,
and
occasionally
the
general
himself
appeared
at
the
family
gathering
,
if
he
had
time
.
Besides
tea
and
coffee
,
cheese
,
honey
,
butter
,
pan-cakes
of
various
kinds
(
the
lady
of
the
house
loved
these
best
)
,
cutlets
,
and
so
on
,
there
was
generally
strong
beef
soup
,
and
other
substantial
delicacies
.
On
the
particular
morning
on
which
our
story
has
opened
,
the
family
had
assembled
in
the
dining-room
,
and
were
waiting
the
general
's
appearance
,
the
latter
having
promised
to
come
this
day
.
If
he
had
been
one
moment
late
,
he
would
have
been
sent
for
at
once
;
but
he
turned
up
punctually
.
As
he
came
forward
to
wish
his
wife
good-morning
and
kiss
her
hands
,
as
his
custom
was
,
he
observed
something
in
her
look
which
boded
ill
.
He
thought
he
knew
the
reason
,
and
had
expected
it
,
but
still
,
he
was
not
altogether
comfortable
.
His
daughters
advanced
to
kiss
him
,
too
,
and
though
they
did
not
look
exactly
angry
,
there
was
something
strange
in
their
expression
as
well
.
The
general
was
,
owing
to
certain
circumstances
,
a
little
inclined
to
be
too
suspicious
at
home
,
and
needlessly
nervous
;
but
,
as
an
experienced
father
and
husband
,
he
judged
it
better
to
take
measures
at
once
to
protect
himself
from
any
dangers
there
might
be
in
the
air
.
However
,
I
hope
I
shall
not
interfere
with
the
proper
sequence
of
my
narrative
too
much
,
if
I
diverge
for
a
moment
at
this
point
,
in
order
to
explain
the
mutual
relations
between
General
Epanchin
's
family
and
others
acting
a
part
in
this
history
,
at
the
time
when
we
take
up
the
thread
of
their
destiny
.
I
have
already
stated
that
the
general
,
though
he
was
a
man
of
lowly
origin
,
and
of
poor
education
,
was
,
for
all
that
,
an
experienced
and
talented
husband
and
father
.
Among
other
things
,
he
considered
it
undesirable
to
hurry
his
daughters
to
the
matrimonial
altar
and
to
worry
them
too
much
with
assurances
of
his
paternal
wishes
for
their
happiness
,
as
is
the
custom
among
parents
of
many
grown-up
daughters
.
He
even
succeeded
in
ranging
his
wife
on
his
side
on
this
question
,
though
he
found
the
feat
very
difficult
to
accomplish
,
because
unnatural
;
but
the
general
's
arguments
were
conclusive
,
and
founded
upon
obvious
facts
.
The
general
considered
that
the
girls
'
taste
and
good
sense
should
be
allowed
to
develop
and
mature
deliberately
,
and
that
the
parents
'
duty
should
merely
be
to
keep
watch
,
in
order
that
no
strange
or
undesirable
choice
be
made
;
but
that
the
selection
once
effected
,
both
father
and
mother
were
bound
from
that
moment
to
enter
heart
and
soul
into
the
cause
,
and
to
see
that
the
matter
progressed
without
hindrance
until
the
altar
should
be
happily
reached
.
