I could see that Mrs.Petulengro gazed on Belle with unmixed admiration; so did her husband.

"Well," said the latter, "one thing I will say, which is, that there is only one on earth worthy to stand up in front of this she, and that is the beauty of the world, as far as man flesh is concerned, Tawno Chikno; what a pity he did not come down!" "Tawno Chikno," said Mrs.Petulengro, flaring up; "a pretty fellow he to stand up in front of this gentlewoman, a pity he didn't come, quotha?
not at all, the fellow is a sneak, afraid of his wife.

He stand up against this rawnie! why, the look she has given me would knock the fellow down." "It is easier to knock him down with a look than with a fist," said Mr.
Petulengro; "that is, if the look comes from a woman: not that I am disposed to doubt that this female gentlewoman is able to knock him down either one way or the other.

I have heard of her often enough, and have seen her once or twice, though not so near as now.

Well, ma'am, my wife and I are come to pay our respects to you; we are both glad to find that you have left off keeping company with Flaming Bosville, and have taken up with my pal; he is not very handsome, but a better--" "I take up with your pal, as you call him! you had better mind what you say," said Isopel Berners, "I take up with nobody." "I merely mean taking up your quarters with him," said Mr.Petulengro; "and I was only about to say a better fellow-lodger you cannot have, or a more instructive, especially if you have a desire to be inoculated with tongues, as he calls them.