It was here that she had intended to come and get her new things.

Now for relief from distress; she thought she would go in and see.

She would look at the jackets.
There is nothing in this world more delightful than that middle state in which we mentally balance at times, possessed of the means, lured by desire, and yet deterred by conscience or want of decision.

When Carrie began wandering around the store amid the fine displays she was in this mood.

Her original experience in this same place had given her a high opinion of its merits.