...mending, and the puddings, and the plate and crockery, and the servants to superintend. But why speak about her? It is probable that we shall not hear... ...he least; and who could help attaching herself to Amelia? The happinessthe superior advantages of the young women round about her, gave Rebecca inexpr... ...nd alarm; now and then he would make a desperate attempt to get rid of his super- abundant fat; but his indolence and love of good living speed- ily g... ...ght’s pleasuring; and that Mrs. Sedley had forgiven his breaking the punch-bowl at the child’s party. Don’t you remember the ca- tastrophe, Ma’am, sev... ...ember in the pink frock, such a short time ago—the night I upset the punch-bowl, just after I was gazetted? Are you the little girl that George Osborn... ...part of the refreshments on the tables. Finally, he insisted upon having a bowl of rack punch; everybody had rack punch at V auxhall. “Waiter, rack pu... ...away: she was looking at the child, who was laughing in his sleep. CHAPTER XXXVI How to Live Well on Nothing a Year I SUPPOSE THERE IS NO MAN in this ... ...be possessed by those who would live on the resources above named. CHAPTER XXXVII The Subject Continued IN THE FIRST PLACE, and as a matter of the gre... ... Mr. Sedley with his umbrella, walked by the side of the children. CHAPTER XXXVIII A Family in a Very Small Way WE MUST SUPPOSE little George Osborne ...