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Dareville's mimicry, was almost too much for Lady Langdale; she could not possibly have stood it, but for the appearance of Miss Nugent at this instant behind Lady Clonbrony. Grace gave one glance of indignation which seemed suddenly to strike Mrs. Dareville. Silence for a moment ensued, and afterwards the tone of the conversation was changed.
Dareville, without any motives of interest, or good-nature of sufficient power to restrain her talent and habit of ridicule, free from hope or fear, gave full scope to all the malice of mockery, and all the insolence of fashion.
"Miss Nugent is not a lady's beauty," said Mrs. Dareville. "Has she any fortune, colonel?" "'Pon honour, don't know," said the colonel. "There's a son, somewhere, is not there?" said Lady Langdale. "Don't know, 'pon honour," replied the colonel. "Yes at Cambridge not of age yet," said Mrs. Dareville. "Bless me! here is Lady Clonbrony come back. I thought she was gone half an hour ago!"
"But, for my part, I said nothing," cried Lady Langdale. "And for my part, I said nothing but what every body knows," cried Mrs. Dareville. "And for my part, I am guilty only of hearing," said the duchess. "Do, pray, Colonel Heathcock, have the goodness to see what my people are about, and what chance we have of getting away to-night."
'And her ladyship deserved it so well. But Mrs. Dareville, what happened about her? 'Mrs. Dareville, you remember, some years ago, went to Ireland with some lady-lieutenant to whom she was related.
Dareville had the assurance to address to her ladyship, apropos to something which she pretended to admire in Lady Clonbrony's costume a costume, which, excessively fashionable in each of its parts, was, altogether, so extraordinarily unbecoming, as to be fit for a print-shop. The perception of this, added to the effect of Mrs.
"Are you to be at Lady Clonbrony's gala next week?" said Lady Langdale to Mrs. Dareville, whilst they were waiting for their carriages in the crush-room of the opera-house. "Oh, yes! every body's to be there, I hear," replied Mrs. Dareville. "Your ladyship, of course?" "Why, I don't know; if I possibly can.
'Well, then, since you will not allow me to talk of superior minds in the present days, let me ask you if you have never observed that a wit, once conquered in company by a wit of a higher order, is thenceforward in complete subjection to the conqueror, whenever and wherever they meet. 'You would not persuade me that yonder gentle-looking could ever be a match for the veteran Mrs. Dareville?
'No, mamma, never. I hope to goodness, mamma, Lord Colambre did not hear what you and Mrs. Dareville were saying! 'How could he, child? He was quite at the other end of the world. 'I beg your pardon, ma'am, he was at my elbow, close behind us; but I never thought about him till I heard somebody say, "My lord " 'Good heavens! I hope he didn't hear.
Dareville, you remember, some years ago, went to Ireland, with some lady lieutenant, to whom she was related there she was most hospitably received by Lord and Lady Clonbrony went to their country house was as intimate with Lady Clonbrony and with Miss Nugent as possible stayed at Clonbrony Castle for a month; and yet, when Lady Clonbrony came to London, never took the least notice of her.
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