But the world must follow its instinct and vocation, and attend to its business and amuse itself too, though noble Barneys lie a-dying here and there.
Aunt Becky and Gertrude drew up at the Elms, the rector's house, with everything very handsome about them, and two laced footmen, with flambeaux, and went in to see little Lily, on their way to the ball, and to show their dresses, which were very fine, indeed, and to promise to come next day and tell her all the news; for Lily, as I mentioned, was an invalid, and balls and flicflacs were not for her.
Little Lily smiled her bright girlish smile, and threw both her arms round grand Aunt Becky's neck.
'You good dear Aunt Becky, 'twas so kind and like you to come--you and Gertie.

And oh, Geminie! what a grand pair of ladies!' and she made a little rustic courtesy, like Nell in the farce.

'And I never saw this before (a near peep at Gertrude's necklace), and Aunt Becky, what beautiful lace.

And does not she look handsome, Gertie?
I _never_ saw her look _so_ handsome.

She'll be the finest figure there.