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For this reason, she had done every thing in her power to prevent Lady Di. from coming to Clifton; and for this reason she now endeavoured to persuade her that nothing tolerable could be met with at Bristol. "I am afraid, Lady Di., you will be late at Lady Mary's," said she. "Look at this lace, child, and give me your opinion eight and twenty shillings, Mrs. Puffit, did you say?"
"I'm told," whispered Miss Burrage, "that Miss Trentham's to have a lace raffle at the Wells next week." "A raffle?" cried Lady Di., turning her back immediately upon the doll and the lace. "Well," cried Mrs. Puffit, "instead of eight say seven and twenty shillings, Miss Burrage, for old acquaintance sake." "Old acquaintance!" exclaimed Miss Burrage: "la! Mrs.
"Your la'ship did not look at this eight and twenty shilling lace," said Mrs. Puffit; "'tis positively the cheapest thing your la'ship ever saw. Jessie! the laces in the little blue band-box. Quick! for my Ladi Di. Quick!"
Puffit; sure she begins with a p, and ends with a t, and is a milliner into the bargain? so sure enough I'll engage the young lady lodges here. Puffit Hey? Ricollict now, and don't be looking as if you'd just been pulled out of your sleep, and had never been in a Christian town before now."
"Eight and twenty, my lady and I lose by every yard I sell at that price. Ma'am, you see," said Mrs. Puffit, appealing to Miss Burrage, "'tis real Valenciennes, you see." "I see 'tis horrid dear," said Miss Burrage: then in a whisper to Lady Di. she added, "at Miss Trentham's at the Wells, your ladyship will meet with such bargains!" Mrs.
Lady Di., now I look at it with my glass, this lace is very fine, I must agree with you, and not dear, by any means, for real Valenciennes: cut me off three yards of this lace I protest there's no withstanding it, Lady Di." "Three yards at eight and twenty here, Jesse," said Mrs. Puffit.
And I'll tell your la'ship how Mrs. Puffit and I have settled to tell the story: with your ladyship's approbation, I shall say " "Nothing, if you please," said her ladyship, with more than her usual haughtiness.
"Ribands, if you please, ma'am," said she to Mrs. Puffit. "I must," thought she, "ask for something before I ask for my Araminta." "Ribands yes, ma'am what sort? Keep an eye upon the glass," whispered the milliner to her shop girl, as she stooped behind the counter for a drawer of ribands "keep an eye on the glass, Jesse a girl of the town, I take it. What colour, ma'am?"
"Only some folks out of a hack, that was kept waiting, and couldn't draw up whilst my Lady Di.'s carriage was at the door," said Jesse. "A good pretty girl, the foremost," said Mrs. Puffit. "But, in the name of wonder, what's that odd fish coming behind her?" "A queer-looking pair, in good truth!" said Jesse. Angelina seated herself, and gave a deep sigh.
"And me, ma'am, just the same: such provoking assurance I that knew her from this high." "On St. Augustin's Back, you know," said Mrs. Puffit. "On St. Augustin's Back, you know," echoed Mrs. Bertrand. "So I told her this morning, ma'am," said Mrs. Puffit.
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