lor let s be mrs bent her head in a distant manner to her lady visitor and with majestic monotony replied to the g pardon me i have several daughters which of my daughters am i to understand is thus by the kind intentions of mr and his lady � don t you see the ever smiling mrs put in naturally miss you know oh h said mrs with a severely look my daughter is accessible and shall speak for herself then opening the door a little way simultaneously with a sound of outside it the good lady made the send miss b a to me which though formal and one might almost say to hear was m with her maternal eyes glaring on that young lady in the flesh � and iu so much of it that she was retiring with difficulty into the closet imder the stairs apprehensive of the of mr and mrs the of r w my husband mrs explained on her seat keep him fully engaged in the city at this time of the day or he would have had the honor of in your reception our humble roof � very pleasant premises i said mr pardon me sir returned mrs him it is the abode of conscious though independent poverty it rather difficult to pursue the conversation down this road mr and mrs sat staring ai mid � ir and mrs sat silently giving them to understand that every breath she drew required to be drawn with a self denial rarely in history until miss appeared whom mrs presented and to whom she explained the purpose of the visitors i am much obliged to you i am sure said miss coldly shaking her curls but i doubt if have the inclination to go out at all mrs her you must conquer this yes do what your ma says and conquer it my dear urged mrs because we shall be so glad to have you and because you are much too pretty to keep shut up with that the pleasant creature gave her a kiss and patted her on her shoulders mrs sitting stiffly by like a over an interview previous to an execution we are going to move into a nice house said mrs who was woman enough to compromise mr on that point when he couldn t very well contest it and we are going to set up a nice carriage and we ll go everywhere and see and you mustn t beside her and patting her hand you mustn t feel a d like to us to begin with because we couldn t p it you know my dear mutual friend with the tendency of youth to yield to and sweet temper miss was so touched by the simplicity of this address that she frankly returned mrs s kiss not at all to the satisfaction of that good woman of the world her mother who sought to hold the ground of obliging the instead of being obliged my youngest daughter said mrs glad to make a diversion as that young lady reappeared mr george a friend of the the friend of the was in that stage of the tender passion which bound him to r ard everybody else as the foe of the family he put the round head of his cane in his mouth like a when he sat down as if he felt himself full to the throat with sentiments and he eyed the ns with eyes if you like to your sister with you when you come to stay with us said mrs of course we shall be glad the better you please yourself miss the better you ll please us oh my consent is of no consequence at all i suppose cried miss said her in a low voice have the goodness to be seen and not heard no i won t replied the sharp � i m not a child to be taken notice of by strangers you are a child i m not a child and i won t be taken notice of bring your sister indeed said mrs hold i will not allow you to utter in my presence the absurd suspicion that any strangers � i e not what their names � can my child do you dare to suppose you ridiculous girl that mr and mrs would enter these doors upon a errand or if they did would remain within l em only lor one single instant while your mother had the strength yet remaining in her vital frame to request them to depart you little know your mother if you presume to think so it s all very fine began to when mrs repeated hold i will not allow this do you not know what is due to guests do you not comprehend that in to hint that this lady and gentleman could have any idea of any member of your � i care not which � you accuse them of an impertinence little less than insane never mind me and mrs ma am said mr we don t care pardon me but i do returned mrs miss laughed a short laugh as she muttered yes to be sure and i require my audacious child proceeded mrs with a withering look at her youngest on whom it had not the slightest effect to please to be just to her sister to remember that her sister is much sought after and that when her sister an attention she considers herself to be qui i ite o mutual as � this with an indignant � as she receives but here miss and said i can speak for myself you know ma you needn t bring me in please � and it s all very well at others through convenient me said the irrepressible but i should like to a what he says to it mr proclaimed mrs seeing that young gentle man take his 