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Dareville had, in her mimickry, perhaps a little exaggerated as to the TEEBLES and CHEERS, but still the general likeness of the representation of Lady Clonbrony was strong enough to strike and vex her son.
Dareville had, in her mimicry, perhaps, a little exaggerated, as to the teebles and cheers, but still the general likeness of the representation of Lady Clonbrony was strong enough to strike and vex her son.
Affectation is always more ridiculous than ignorance. There are Irish ladies, who, ashamed of their country, betray themselves by mincing out their abjuration, by calling tables teebles, and chairs cheers!
"Yes, and you cawnt conceive the peens she teekes to talk of the teebles and cheers, and to thank Q, and with so much teeste to speak pure English," said Mrs. Dareville. "Pure cockney, you mean," said Lady Langdale. "But does Lady Clonbrony expect to pass for English?" said the duchess. "Oh, yes! because she is not quite Irish bred and born only bred, not born," said Mrs. Dareville.
'Yes, and you CAWNT conceive the PEENS she TEEKES to talk of the TEEBLES and CHEERS, and to thank Q, and, with so much TEESTE, to speak pure English, said Mrs. Dareville. 'Pure cockney, you mean, said Lady Langdale. 'But why does Lady Clonbrony want to pass for English? said the duchess. 'Oh! because she is not quite Irish. BRED AND BORN only bred, not born, said Mrs. Dareville.
"Yes, and you CAWNT conceive the PEENS she TEEKES to talk of the TEEBLES and CHEERS, and to thank Q, and, with so much TEESTE, to speak pure English," said Mrs. Dareville. "Pure cockney, you mean," said Lady Langdale. Lord Colambre, the son of the lady in question, here walks across the room, not wishing to listen to any more strictures upon his mother.
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