Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
bonnet
/ˈbɒnɪt/A woman's or child's hat tied under the chin, common in the 19th century.
discretion
/dɪˈskreʃn/The quality of behaving or speaking carefully to avoid revealing private secrets or causing embarrassment.
imprudent
/ɪmˈpruːdnt/Not wise or sensible; careless of the consequences of an action.
crammed
/kræmd/Completely full of people or things, with almost no space left.
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In the second week of May, Elizabeth, Jane, and Maria Lucas began their journey home to Hertfordshire. When they arrived at the inn where their father's carriage was waiting, they saw Kitty and Lydia looking out of an upstairs window. The two younger girls had been there for more than an hour, happily occupied with shopping, watching the guards, and preparing a cold lunch. After greeting their sisters, Kitty and Lydia proudly showed them a table full of cold meat. "Isn't this a lovely surprise?" cried Lydia. "We wanted to treat you all, but you must lend us the money!...
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