She spoke French so perfectly that there might be some truth in this report, and it was agreed that her manners were fine, and her air distingue.
Fifty would-be partners thronged round her at once, and pressed to have the honour to dance with her.
But she said she was engaged, and only going to dance very little; and made her way at once to the place where Emmy sate quite unnoticed, and dismally unhappy.
And so, to finish the poor child at once, Mrs.
Rawdon ran and greeted affectionately her dearest Amelia, and began forthwith to patronise her.
She found fault with her friend's dress, and her hairdresser, and wondered how she could be so chaussee, and vowed that she must send her corsetiere the next morning.
She vowed that it was a delightful ball; that there was everybody that every one knew, and only a VERY few nobodies in the whole room.
