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 be in better hands, with respect to any of your faults or oversights, for she never names them but with the greatest allowances. For as to telling them to me, that's nothing; because I can't help being naturally acquainted with them, from seeing you so often."

"She's vastly good!"—"Amazingly kind!" was now, with affected contempt, repeated from one to another.

"Goodness, Mr. Giles!" cried Miss Bydel, "why what are you thinking of? Why you are calling all the ladies to account for not paying this young music-mistress, just as if she were a butcher, or a baker; or some useful tradesman."

"Well, so she is, Ma'am! so she is, Mrs. Bydel! For if she does not feed your stomachs, she feeds your fancies; which are all no better than starved when you are left to yourselves."

"Nay, as to that, Mr. Giles," said Miss Bydel, "much as it's my interest that the young woman should have her money, for getting me back my own,