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I shall be known as the Cherry Court Scholarship girl , and be much respected by my companions ; so you , Aunt Susan , will have nothing to say to my subsequent education . I shall be very pleased to wash my hands of you . I think , Mummy , that is about all , and we had better go now . There will be a better tea for us at home , and I for one am rather hungry . '' Mrs. Aylmer the great was quite silent for a moment , then she spoke in a changed voice . `` Florence , '' she said , `` you need much correction ; you are a very bombastic , disagreeable , silly , ignorant girl , but I will own it -- I do admire spirit , you have a look of your father , and I was very fond of poor John ; not as fond of him as I was of my own dear Tom , but still I respected him . Had he lived you would have been a different girl , but your unfortunate mother -- '' `` If you say a word against mother I shall leave the room this instant , and never speak to you again , '' said Florence .