How miserable it was not to be born to Grosvenor Square! Georgie's case was, of course, exceptional in so far as her 'success' was concerned.

She possessed good natural parts, discretion, and had the advantage of high-class recommendations.

But apart from her 'success,' her case was not exceptional.

The same thing is going on in hundreds of farmhouses.

The daughters from the earliest age are brought up under a system of education the practical tendency of which is to train their minds out of the associations of farming.