A fire-screen and a bright fireplace; chairs covered with holland, to preserve them from the atmosphere; and long mirrors, wrapped as to the frame-work in yellow muslin, to keep off the flies,--finish the panorama of this watering-place mansion.

The door opened, silks rustled, a voice shrieked 'My Brother!' and a figure, a thin figure, the original of the picture over the chimney-piece, rushed in." "I can well fancy her joy," said the youth.
"You can do no such thing, begging your pardon, sir," resumed King Cole.
"She had no joy at all: she was exceedingly surprised and disappointed.
In spite of my early adventures, I had nothing picturesque or romantic about me at all.

I was very thirsty, and I called for beer; I was very tired, and I lay down on the sofa; I wore thick shoes and small buckles; and my clothes were made God knows where, and were certainly put on God knows how.

My sister was miserably ashamed of me: she had not even the manners to disguise it.

In a higher rank of life than that which she held she would have suffered far less mortification; for I fancy great people pay but little real attention to externals.