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I had fuss enough with Miss Hamilton before I could persuade her to have her bodice cut like a Christian. And even the beautiful Miss Brooks were all for high tuckers and modesty-pieces when I began to make for them; but they soon came round. And now with my Lady Denham it is always, 'Gud, Lewin, do you call that the right cut for a bosom?
On the contrary, honest indifference minds the family honest indifference, mark, buys the beef and mutton, reckons the household linen eschews parties and all places of fashionable resort, attends to the children sees them educated, bled, blistered, et cetera, when necessary; and, what is still better, looks to their religion, hears them their catechism, brings them, in their clean bibs and tuckers, to church, and rewards that one who carries home most of the sermon with a large lump of sugar-candy."
It had begun in a summer dress of Minna's, black with a tiny sky-blue spot and a heavy ruche round the hem. She thought she liked it. It seemed to set the full tide of summer round the table more than the things of the English girls and yet the dresses were ugly and the English girls' dresses were not that... they were nothing... plain cottons and zephyrs with lace tuckers no ruches.
Yet I am sure she saw how poor was my own chance, except by a change in the mode of life, and at least ceased to wonder, though she could not approve." Sweet Queen! What noble candor, to admit that the undutifulness of people, who did not think the honor of adjusting her tuckers worth the sacrifice of their own lives, was, though highly criminal, not altogether unnatural!
It was all as London-like as might be: rich velvets and brocades, wide-hooped skirts and stiff stomachers, laced coats and embroidered waistcoats, broad tuckers and Mechlin ruffles, high-heeled shoes and handsome buckles, powdered wigs and powdered puffs, and crescent beauty patches. Evidently, by colonial time, twilight was coming on; for now the fragrant bayberry candles were lighted.
We all know the words off by heart: Young Tom, Tiger cat, Owned by P. Watson, Given away in good faith April 1st, Wickedly killed to make a cap, April 15th, Avenged by former owner, May 1st. T. Tucker. S. Tucker. People all look at it when they come to the church, and I guess the Tuckers feel pretty small. Pearl says if they are really sorry, it is all right, and young Tom has not died in vain.
Yet I am sure she saw how poor was my own chance, except by a change in the mode of life, and at least ceased to wonder, though she could not approve." Sweet Queen! What noble candour, to admit that the undutifulness of people, who did not think the honour of adjusting her tuckers worth the sacrifice of their own lives, was, though highly criminal, not altogether unnatural!
They occupied her when she had nothing else to occupy herself with; and when she cast a weeping glance up from her handkerchief to see Nettie draw her chair again to the table, and lay down a little pile of pinafores and tuckers which required supervision, Susan wept still more, and said it was well to be Nettie, who never was overcome by her feelings. Thus the evening passed dully enough.
An' then there's the ladies 'specially the very young 'uns, God bless their bibs an' tuckers! Lord, how they sigh an' tremble an' toss their pretty curls an' weep an' languish. I heard o' one as always read wi' her smellin'-salts handy, but then, to be sure, she was a maiden lady of uncertain age as wished she wasn't an' was smitten wi' love for Tom Jones, besides, poor soul!"
And the passengers near by were more amused than before by the attitude and appearance of the two engaged in the controversy. "Are you aware of what you have done?" demanded Major Pater, at last "Humph! Tucker of the Fourth, isn't it?" "Ye ye yes, sir," gasped Tommy. Then: "One of the Tuckers, sir." "Oh! Ah! Can there be two such awkward Tuckers?" demanded Major Paten "Humph!
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