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Book, page 341 / 484 your white, or--I am sure you have dresses enough. Lydia, produce them, and let me see." Lydia covered the bed with various finery; but to every dress that was produced some insuperable objection was started by the young lady or by her maid. "I remember you had a lavender satin, that I do not see here, Georgiana," said Mrs. Falconer. "The colour did not become me, ma'am, and I sold it to Lydia." _Sold! gave_, perhaps some innocent reader may suspect that the young lady meant to say.--No: this buying and selling of finery now goes on frequently between a certain class of fashionable maids and mistresses; and some young ladies are now not ashamed to become old clothes-women. "Vastly well," said Mrs. Falconer, smiling; "you have your own ways and means, and I am glad of it, for I can tell you there is no chance of my getting you any money from your father; I dare not speak to him on that subject--for he was extremely displeased with me about Mrs. Sparkes' last bill: so if you want a new dress for Zara, you and Lydia Sharpe must settle it as well as you can between you. I will, in the mean time, go and write a note, while you make your bargain." "Bargain! Me, ma'am!" cried Lydia Sharpe, as Mrs. Falconer left the room; "I am the worst creature extant at bargaining, especially with ladies. But any thing I can do certainly to accommodate, I shall, I'm sure, be happy." "Well, then," said Miss Georgiana, "if you take this white satin off my hands, Lydia, I am sure I shall be happy." "I have no objection, ma'am--that is, I'm in duty bound to make no manner of objections," said Lydia, with a very sentimental air, hanging her head aside, and with one finger rubbing her under-lip slowly, as she contemplated the white satin, which her young mistress held up for sale. "I am really scrupulous--but you're sensible, Miss Georgiana, that your white satin is so all frayed with the crape sleeves. Lady Trant recommended--" "Only a very little frayed."
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