She was conscious of poor little Peepy being but a failure after all her trouble, and she showed it as she came in by the way in which she glanced first at him and then at us.
"Oh, dear me!" said my guardian.

"Due east!" Ada and I gave her a cordial welcome and presented her to Mr.
Jarndyce, to whom she said as she sat down, "Ma's compliments, and she hopes you'll excuse her, because she's correcting proofs of the plan.

She's going to put out five thousand new circulars, and she knows you'll be interested to hear that.

I have brought one of them with me.

Ma's compliments." With which she presented it sulkily enough.
"Thank you," said my guardian.