+-----------------------------+ | MRS. AND THE MISSES HARPER. | | | | SELECT ESTABLISHMENT | | | | FOR | | | | YOUNG LADIES. | +-----------------------------+ The above, engraved in bold characters on a highly-polished brass plate, may be read on the gate of an imposing mansion situated in the far-spreading suburbs of Riverside, one of the principal mercantile towns in England. “Harperton” is a solid and secluded residence, standing in its own grounds (of two acres, one perch). It is planned to resemble a country house of some pretensions, but the symmetry of its proportions is spoiled by a long, low building jutting out at the side, that may be taken for anything from a stable to a billiar…
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