Besides, it is so vulgar.

Well-born people are not always trying to force their importance on you as she does; if I did not try to keep her down a little she would be quite unbearable." "Perhaps if you did not try to keep her down so much she would not set herself up so much," persisted Nell.
"I am older and wiser than you," said Phyllis coldly.
"Yes, I know you are," said Nell regretfully.
"And I ought to be a better judge of people's conduct.

I am not going to complain of her to father or mother; but as she will be coming here again, I suppose, we ought to try to manage her a little ourselves." Nell did not dare to say any more to Phyllis, but ran away as soon as she could get an opportunity, to play with Hetty and laugh admiringly at all her droll remarks.
One more triumph Hetty enjoyed before her visit to Wavertree came to an end.

On a certain evening there was a dinner-party at the Hall, and some one who had been expected to sing and amuse the company failed to appear.

After dinner Mrs.Rushton fancied that the party had grown very dull, and a brilliant idea for entertaining the guests occurred to her.
She left the drawing-room and went upstairs to where the little girls were preparing for bed.
"Come, Hetty," she said, "I want you to make yourself agreeable.