"That was a pair I made up for him and sent them to the man to get pressed." "When the hundred a year was arranged for all our dresses," said Amelia, "not a word was said about papa.

Of course, papa is a trouble." "I don't see that he is more of a trouble than any one else," said Sophy.

"Uncle John would not like not to have any clothes." "No, I should not, my dear." "And his own income is all given up to the house uses." Here Sophy touched imprudently on a sore subject.

His "own" income consisted of what had been saved out of his wife's fortune, and was thus named as in opposition to the larger sum paid to Mrs.Carroll by Mr.Grey.There was one hundred and fifty pounds a year coming from settled property, which had been preserved by the lawyer's care, and which was regarded in the family as "papa's own." It certainly is essential for respectability that something should be set apart from a man's income for his wearing apparel; and though the money was, perhaps, improperly so designated, Dolly would not have objected had she not thought that it had already gone to the race-course,--in company with the green trousers.

She had her own means of obtaining information as to the Carroll family.