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260 like a good wife, has consented to accompany him; and I am come to insist on you young people following the example of your elders; and, moreover, I have a little girl of mine with whom I wish Miss Arundel to be delighted. You are to set off at once, toilette de matin: you know ladies never dress but for each other; and that pretty green silk will be just in keeping with my shrubbery. Now, I only allow you five minutes to place your bonnet just the least in the world on the left side. You must trust to genius, not to study, to-day." And, in spite of the thousand-and-one delays that always intervene before a party of pleasure sets off, ten minutes had not elapsed before the whole party were on the road. It had been settled that Lorraine was to drive Emily in his phaeton. It is true the sun was full in her eyes, the wind high, and the dust, which is just mud in high spirits, flew round them in clouds; but Emily found her ride delightful. Is it not Wordsworth, who, in his quality of philosopher and poet says,

About the beauty we entirely agree with him