These are the people who exaggerate a fashion till they make it ridiculous. They looked forward with great pleasure to showing off their new dresses, and felt the importance to be acquired by entertaining the new master. Mrs Somerville, too, was a charming woman and altogether they were most fortunate in securing them. The outside plot thickened. So far from people shirking them, as they used to do, they asked to be allowed to bring friends, to exchange a son for a daughter, or vice versâ. There was a great desire to see Mr Romford in a room. Some said he was a bear, others that he was a bean. There was a great difference of opinion. They wanted to judge for themselves. The Romfords, on their part, set about maintaining their position. Mr Tick, of Civil Row, responded gallantly to Lucy’s order, sending Mr Facey down a splendid scarlet dress-coat, with crimson velvet collar, silk linings and facings; also a pair of speculative black kerseymeres and two white vests ready for putting on; altogether rather a striking get-up, and most handsomely packed in a new deal box, directed to “Francis Romford, Esq., at the Lord Viscount Lovetin’s, Beldon Hall.
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