4/12 She was very particular that he should change his shoes on coming home,--the carpets were new and expensive. She was not sulky, nor passionate,--Heaven bless her for that!--but when displeased she showed it, administered a dignified rebuke, alluded to her own virtues, to her uncle who was an admiral, and to the thirty thousand pounds which she had brought to the object of her choice. But as Mr.Mervale was a good-humoured man, owned his faults, and subscribed to her excellence, the displeasure was soon over. Mrs.Mervale, without being improperly fond of dress, paid due attention to it. She was never seen out of her chamber with papers in her hair, nor in that worst of dis-illusions,--a morning wrapper. |