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Updated: June 8, 2025
"Florence, see what is in those band-boxes, and get us each a bonnet, while I hunt for a shawl or coat, or something." After much tumbling up of clothing, she found what she wanted, and they had taken off their frocks when they heard Mrs. Dallas calling, "Children, where are you?" Both were silent for a moment, and stood with quickly beating hearts.
But now, on my last return thither, the alps were gone, the roads were clear, and one could travel through the city with no other impediment than those of treading on women's dresses if one walked, or having to look after women's band-boxes and pay their fares and take their change if one used the omnibuses.
'Dear me, I quite forgot that, said Bridget, as she busied herself in assisting in the removal of cloaks and shawls, and carrying off trunks and band-boxes; one of the latter of which her kind mistress told her was for her, and contained a new cap and bonnet.
Karen was accustomed to the turmoil that surrounded the guarded shrine where genius slept or worked, too much accustomed, without doubt, to realise its effect upon her husband. The electric bells were never silent. Seated figures, bearing band-boxes or rolls of music, filled the hall at all hours of the day and night.
They overtook a string of cars, on which were piled up high, beds, tables, chairs, trunks, boxes, band-boxes. "How are you, Finnucan? you've fine loading there from Dublin, are you?" "From Bray." "And what news?" "Great news and bad for Old Nick, or some belonging to him, thanks be to Heaven! for myself hates him." "What's happened him?"
This was settled, and he rode off with almost his usual gaiety of air. He saw Mr Rowland before night. The next day but one, a travelling-carriage from Blickley was seen standing at Mr Rowland's door; and before the clock struck nine, it was loaded with trunks and band-boxes, and crowded with people. As it drove down the village street, merry little faces appeared at each carriage window.
So they are coming down all o' Monday them are the band-boxes, and all to settle it; and faith it was a pity of her! to hear her sobbing, and to see her own brother speak and look so hard! and she a lady." "Sure, she's not a lady born, no more than himself," said Larry; "but that's no excuse for him.
An hour later, Mademoiselle Bertin made her appearance before the queen. Four royal lackeys followed her, laden with band-boxes. "Mademoiselle," said the queen, "have you brought me the latest fashions?" "No, your majesty," replied Bertin, reverentially, "I bring the materials wherewith to fill your majesty's orders."
A net from the top was filled with bags, baskets, and band-boxes. Our night was sad indeed, and the groans of our fellow-travellers and the ineffectual fluttering of a fan which the Officer used proved how little they were satisfied with the order of things.
He lay in an easy-chair amid an army of band-boxes, bonnet stands, and dummies representing the female figure; and sipped Miss Whiteaway's brandy while he discoursed in broken sentences to an audience consisting of that lady, my father, Nat Fiennes, Mr. "It is a great drawback, Sir John a great drawback," his Worship lamented.
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