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"God bless me, Pelham," said he, "how delighted I am to see you. Lady Harriett, here' your old favourite, Mr. Pelham." Lady Harriet was all smiles and pleasure. "Give me your arm," said she; "I must go and speak to Lady Babbleton odious woman!" "Do, my dear Lady Harriett," said I, "explain to me what Lady Babbleton was?" "Why she was a milliner, and took in the late lord, who was an idiot.
I gave a most animated account of the canine battle, interspersed with various sarcasms on the owners of the combatants, which were by no means ill-received either by the marchioness or her companions; and, in fact, when the dinner was announced, they all rose in a mirth, sufficiently unrestrained to be any thing but patrician: for my part, I offered my arm to Lady Harriett, and paid her as many compliments on crossing the suite that led to the dining-room, as would have turned a much wiser head than her ladyship's.
She went about dimpling and responding, singing and masquerading as her large hands did their work. She intoned the titles on her own shelf as a response to the quiet swearing and jesting accompanying Harriett's occupations. "The Voyage of the Beeeeeeagle," she sang "Scott's Poetical Works." Villette Longfellow Holy Bible with Apocrypha Egmont "Binks!" squealed Harriett daintily.
If she liked Australia, perhaps she might stay there with them altogether; or, indeed, she might find a home for herself there, and settle in the colony. Harriett said such a thing had never entered her head that she went merely on a visit; but she set about getting her outfit in a very business-like way.
"Do you know Stanley thought Alice quite pretty at first I don't see it. Miss Melville is what people call plain, but I prefer her appearance to Alice's, and she is very clever and strong-minded. I quite expect you to fall in love with Miss Melville," said Harriett, with a little laugh. "No fear of that. I have no fancy for strong-minded women.
I do not suppose that she can enlighten me much, but as Stanley's wife I owe her that courtesy." So Harriett, with a condescending smile, took leave of her admirer. Mrs. Phillips was in an exceedingly bad humour, but she made no objection to Harriett's going away.
Grant and Harriett were in the enjoyment of each other's company, and flirting in their own interesting manner, and Jane was sitting beside them with the children, Mr. Brandon and Edgar made their appearance. Emily and little Harriett met Brandon with acclamations, and the little ones rejoiced over him in a very noisy manner, too.
In the afternoon Harriett stopped for a little while, and as soon as Teddy saw her his thoughts went back to the Counterpane Fairy and the story, and he cried out: "Oh, Harriett! I know what you dreamed last night." "What did I dream?" asked Harriett. "Why, you dreamed about the soap-bubbles and me; didn't you?" "How did you know I dreamed that?" asked Harriett.
Sir Lionel was just gaining the envied distinction, when he saw, courted, and married Lady Harriett Woodstock. His new wife was of a modern and not very rich family, and striving like Sir Lionel for the notoriety of fashion; but of this struggle he was ignorant. He saw her admitted into good society he imagined she commanded it; she was a hanger on he believed she was a leader.
As a child Harriett played about the premises of the Bellinger estate, leading a very carefree life as did all the slave children belonging to Edmond Bellinger. When she was about twelve years old she was given small tasks to do such as knitting a pair of stockings or dusting the furniture and ample time was given for each of these assignments.
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