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Soho had engaged to make a new set, vastly improved, by Sir Horace's suggestions, for her Grace of Torcaster. Now Lady Chatterton was the greatest talker extant; and she went shout the rooms telling everybody of her acquaintance and she was acquainted with everybody how shamefully Soho had imposed upon poor Lady Clonbrony, protesting she could not forgive the man.
Now there is Colonel Heathcock, one of the most fashionable young men you see, always with the Duchess of Torcaster and that set Heathcock takes a vast deal of notice of her, for him; and yet, I'm persuaded, she would not have him to-morrow, if he came to the PINT, and for no reason, REELLY now, that she can give me, but because she says he's a coxcomb. Grace has a tincture of Irish pride.
The only objection is, one sees it every where quite antediluvian gone to the hotels even; but, to be sure, if your la'ship has a fancy at all events, I humbly recommend, what her grace of Torcaster longs to patronise, my MOON CURTAINS, with candlelight draperies. A demi-saison elegance this I hit off yesterday and True, your la'ship's quite correct out of the common completely.
What was her mortification when the dowager assured her that these identical Alhambra hangings had not only been shown by Mr. Soho to the Duchess of Torcaster, but that her grace had had the refusal of them, and had actually rejected them, in consequence of Sir Horace Grant the great traveller's objecting to some of the proportions of the pillars.
'Ten thousand, have they? possibly, said her grace. 'I know nothing about them have no acquaintance among the Irish. Torcaster knows something of Lady Clonbrony; she has fastened herself, by some means, upon him: but I charge him not to COMMIT me. Positively, I could not for anybody and much less for that sort of person extend the circle of my acquaintance.
James's; because, from the first private intimation that the Duchess of Torcaster was to be there, her ladyship flattered herself that the long-desired introduction might then be accomplished. But of this hope Lady St. James's invitation for her select party on Wednesday the 10th. Into these select parties Lady Clonbrony had never been admitted.
It was just ready actually announced. "No, they would not, they could not; they were obliged to run away: engaged to the Duchess of Torcaster." "Lord Colambre, what is the matter?" said Miss Nugent, going up to him, as he stood aloof and indignant: "Don't look so like a chafed lion; others may perhaps read your countenance, as well as I do." "None can read my mind so well," replied he.
Reynolds, and to tell you, sir, before anybody else; and to hope the cheese COME safe up again at last; and to ask whether the Iceland moss agrees with your chocolate, and is palatable; it's the most DILUENT thing upon the universal earth, and the most TONIC and fashionable the DUTCHES of Torcaster takes it always for breakfast, and Lady St.
Now there is Colonel Heathcock, one of the most fashionable young men you see, always with the Duchess of Torcaster and that set Heathcock takes a vast deal of notice of her, for him; and yet, I'm persuaded, she would not have him to-morrow if he came to the pint, and for no reason, reelly now, that she can give me, but because she says he's a coxcomb. Grace has a tincture of Irish pride.
"But what have they at present?" "Twenty thousand a year, they say," replied Mrs. Dareville. "Ten thousand, I believe," cried Lady Langdale. "Ten thousand, have they? possibly," said her grace. "I know nothing about them have no acquaintance among the Irish. Torcaster knows something of Lady Clonbrony; she has fastened herself by some means upon him; but I charge him not to commit me.
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