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Updated: May 21, 2025
'Wever, Monsieur Grenouville, who had been dealing largely with us to the tune of two hundred embroidered China-crape shawls every quarter he wanted to console her; but whether or no, she would not listen to anything without the mayor and the priest. 'I mean to be respectable, said she, 'or perish! and she stuck to it.
She had ever so many robes on, the edge of one peeping out below the other, and at the top a sort of blue China-crape tunic, with very wide loose sleeves drooping an immense way from her hands. There was no gathering in at the waist, and it reached to her knees, where a still more splendid white silk, embroidered, trailed along.
They treasured large rusty lace veils of scraggly pattern, and wore sometimes, on pleasant Sundays, white China-crape shawls with attenuated fringes; and there were two or three of these shawls in the congregation which had been dyed black, and gave an aspect of meekness and general unworthiness to the aged wearer, they clung and drooped about the figure in such a hopeless way.
She was thoroughly worn out in body and mind, and as she sat by the open window loosely dressed in a tea gown, with a china-crape shawl wrapped round her shoulders, the monotonous moaning of the wind in the elms had a soothing sound like a lullaby, and hushed her to sleep.
"The servants in this house are very reserved. They are unwilling to give information regarding their master's habits. I could only learn that Sir Richard occupies the entresol. Communicating as it does with the garden, no doubt it is convenient to a gentleman so afflicted as himself." Helen bowed herself together, while the black lace and China-crape skirt slipped over her head.
'Wever, Monsieur Grenouville, who had been dealing largely with us to the tune of two hundred embroidered China-crape shawls every quarter he wanted to console her; but whether or no, she would not listen to anything without the mayor and the priest. 'I mean to be respectable, said she, 'or perish! and she stuck to it.
"La! la! a very good night to you, Madame Cesar Now, then," he added, "about your mother's ball-dress?" "Yes, papa, it will be all ready. Mamma thinks she will wear her china-crape like mine. The dressmaker is sure there is no need of trying it on." "How many people have you got down," said Cesar aloud, seeing that Constance opened her eyes. "One hundred and nine, with the clerks."
She had ever so many robes on, the edge of one peeping out below the other, and at the top a sort of blue China-crape tunic, with very wide, loose sleeves dropping an immense way from her hands. There was no gathering in at the waist, and it reached to her knees, where a still more splendid white silk, embroidered, trailed along.
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