Oh, and white, too! What lovely flounces!" "The lady to whom they belonged know nothing of their real value; she was disposing of both shawl and flounces yesterday evening for ten shillings." "Oh, Miss Egerton! oh, poor, poor thing! I will gladly give her fifty pounds for them." Miss Egerton coughed, and colored slightly.
"The fact is," she said, "I do not think she ought to sell them; they are mementoes, and belonged to her mother.

Mrs.Ellsworthy, I won't deceive you any longer.

This lace is now the property of Jasmine Mainwaring.

She took it to a pawnshop last night, and but for me would have absolutely given it away; I was just in time to redeem it.

Now the fact is, I happen to know that Primrose does not wish this lace to be sold; I offered, long ago, to find a purchaser for it, but she looked terribly distressed at the idea.