Well, my lady, he advanced me money to pay my debts, and then he fetched Mrs.John Scott, which was no other than Rose Cameron, my lady, as I soon after found out from herself.

Well, he fetches Mrs.John Scott to look at the first floor which he was agoing to refit complete for her, and according to her taste.

Well, your ladyship, she, having of a very glarish sort of her own, she chooses furniture all scarlet and gold, enough to put your eyes out.

And when all was fixed up onto that first floor, then he brought her home sure enough." Without lifting her face, Salome murmured some words in so low and smothered a tone that they were inaudible to her visitor.
"I beg pardon, my lady.

What did you please to say ?" inquired the woman, bending toward the bowed head of the bride.
"I asked how long ago was it ?" she repeated, in a faint voice.
"Just about a year, my lady." "Go on." "Well, then, my lady, first along he seemed very fond of her, seemed to doat on her, and loaded her with dresses, and trinkets, and sweetmeats, and nick-nacks of all sorts, and never came home without bringing of her something.