14/19 It was so natural for her to wish for silk attire when the hero was absolutely at the gates. And such a hero! So tall, so handsome, such an Adonis--so aristocratic! But, alas! silk could not be had for nothing. It would be an insult to offer Bell's old coat and the two pairs of trousers gone at the knees for this exquisite substance. "Sixteen yards for three pound ten. There! it's a present I'm making to you, Miss Matty." "I like it very much," said Matty. |