She made, however, but one syllable of the classical word, and Mrs Jones thought that her lodger had addressed herself to the mortal "remains" of her deceased lord.
"He is left her uncommon well off, I suppose," said Mrs Jones to Jeannette.
"You may say that, ma'am.

It's more nor a hundred thousand of pounds!" "No!" "Pounds of sterling, ma'am! Indeed it is;--to my knowledge." "Why don't she have a carriage ?" "So she do;--but a lady can't bring her carriage down to the sea when she's only just buried her husband as one may say.

What'd folks say if they saw her in her own carriage?
But it ain't because she can't afford it, Mrs Jones.

And now we're talking of it you must order a fly for church to-morrow, that'll look private, you know.

She said I was to get a man that had a livery coat and gloves." The man with the coat and gloves was procured; and Mrs Greenow's entry into church made quite a sensation.