"She may not feel any ill effects at present, but you may depend upon it, it will tell on her by-and-by.

Besides, she does not attend to anything properly.

At one time she was improving in neatness and orderly habits.

Now, you surely must have seen how much less tidy her hair and dress have been." "I have thought her hair looking rather rough," said Margaret disconsolately.
"No wonder," said Miss Winter, "for Flora and Mary tell me she hardly spends five minutes over it in the morning, and with a book before her the whole time.

If I send her up to make it fit to be seen, I meet with looks of annoyance.