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 last complete&mdash;to have followed the steps of Egeria&mdash;the Christian gentlewoman&mdash;through at least one day of her life; to have shown her embellishing her social circle by her graces of manner and charms of conversation, and to have accompanied her from the saloons which she thus adorned, to more humble abodes. In these abodes she was ever a welcome as well as an honoured guest, for she bore thither a respectful consideration for their inmates, which is a rarer and more coveted gift to the poor than any wealth can purchase. Having done this, we would have liked to glance at her in the tranquil evening of a life well spent, and to contrast her then with Flirtilla&mdash;old beyond the power of rouge, false teeth, and false hair, to disguise&mdash;still running through a round of pleasures that have ceased to charm,&mdash;regretting the past, dissatisfied with the present, and dreading the future,&mdash;alternately courting and abusing the world, which has grown weary of her.