And when I asked how the baby and her Ladyship were, the old lady told me both were pretty well: only the doctor said Lady Tiptoff was too delicate to nurse any longer; and so it was considered necessary to have a wet-nurse.
"There was another young woman in the room--a tall fine woman as ever you saw--that looked very angry and contempshious at Mrs.T.and me, and said, 'I've brought a letter from the duchess whose daughter I nust; and I think, Mrs.Blenkinsop, mem, my Lady Tiptoff may look far before she finds such another nuss as me.

Five feet six high, had the small-pox, married to a corporal in the Lifeguards, perfectly healthy, best of charactiers, only drink water; and as for the child, ma'am, if her Ladyship had six, I've a plenty for them all.' "As the woman was making this speech, a little gentleman in black came in from the next room, treading as if on velvet.

The woman got up, and made him a low curtsey, and folding her arms on her great broad chest, repeated the speech she had made before.

Mrs.T.did not get up from her chair, but only made a sort of a bow; which, to be sure, I thought was ill manners, as this gentleman was evidently the apothecary.

He looked hard at her and said, 'Well, my good woman, and are you come about the place too ?' "'Yes, sir,' says she, blushing.
"'You seem very delicate.