It's likely as the young gentlewoman'll do as well as her, a careless, idle slut as don't know how to speak her words decently." Nor did Mr.Huddy, Lavinia thought.

But this was nothing.

The owner of a travelling play acting booth was as a rule an illiterate showman.
"When do you rehearse 'The Orphan ?'" asked Spiller.
"We're a-doing of it now.

It's just over or the young gentlewoman--you haven't told me her name----" "Fenton--Lavinia Fenton." "Oh, aye.

I was a-going to say that if we hadn't finished Miss Fenton might stay and get some notion of the play.