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She cast upon him a sensible and penetrating Look, and courtesying to him, with downcast Eyes, Sir, says she, your Presence tells me that you are Master here.

Dressing and cards, eating and drinking, bowing and courtesying, make up the business of their lives.

Susan. [courtesying] She shall go, my Lady, if I have invention, or Jarvis a tongue.

For you must think, there was no answer to be made to this: So, like a fool, I was ready to cry; and went away courtesying and blushing, I am sure, up to the ears; for, though there was no harm in what he said, yet I did not know how to take it.

I never can forgive an affront, that would be to shew I do not understand the laws of good breeding: [Page 198] but I thank heaven no body can charge me with that, I was very early instituted into polite life; but some people are not to be assessed with.’ "I hope," said Sophia, (scarce able to compose her countenance to any tolerable degree of seriousness) ‘that none of Mr. Lawson's family have given you cause of complaint: they seem to me incapable of affronting any one, much more a person that’ - "Oh, dear madam," interrupted the old lady, courtesying low, ‘you do me a great deal of honour; but you will find, nay you must have observed already, that Mrs. Lawson is vulgar, very vulgar, she knows nothing of decorums.’ ‘I am very sorry for this misunderstanding between you,’ said Sophia, ‘and I should think it a very great happiness if I could [Page 199] be any way useful in renewing your friendship.’ "Oh," cried Mrs. Gibbons, ‘you might as well think of joining the Antipoles, madam, as of bringing us together again; and I am grieved beyond measure when I think that it is impossible for me to wait on you.’ "However," answered Sophia, ‘you will have no objection, I hope, to my coming to see you.’ ‘Oh! I never can forgive an affront, that would be to shew I do not understand the laws of good breeding: but I thank heaven no body can charge me with that, I was very early instituted into polite life; but some people are not to be assessed with.’ ‘I hope, said Sophia, (scarce able to compose her countenance to any tolerable degree of seriousness) that none of Mr. Lawson's family have given you cause of complaint: they seem to me incapable of affronting any one, much more a person that.’ - ‘Oh, dear madam, interrupted the old lady, courtesying low, you do me a great deal of honour; but you will find, nay you must have observed already, that Mrs. Lawson is vulgar, very vulgar, she knows nothing of decorums.’ ‘I am very sorry for this misunderstanding between you, said Sophia, and I should think it a very great happiness if I could be any way useful in renewing your friendship.’ ‘Oh, cried Mrs. Gibbons, you might as well think of joining the Antipoles, madam, as of bringing us together again; and I am grieved [Page 419] beyond measure when I think that it is impossible for me to wait on you.’ ‘However, answered Sophia, you will have no objection, I hope, to my coming to see you.’ ‘By no means, madam, replied Mrs. Gibbons, you came last into the country, and you are entitled to the first visit; I would not for the world break through the laws of politeness; I am sorry you have so indifferent an opinion of my breeding.’ Sophia perceiving that the old gentlewoman was a little discomposed, for this article of good breeding was a tender point with her, endeavoured to bring her into good humour, by some well-timed compliments, and once more took leave of her; but Mrs. Gibbons now insisted upon her nephew's seeing her safe home, saying, ‘She would rest herself under a tree till he came back.’ Sophia but faintly declined this civility, for she feared to offend her again; and the joy that sparkled in William's eyes when his aunt made this offer of his attendance, made her unwilling to disappoint him of the hope of seeing his mistress; so after much ceremony on the part of Mrs. Gibbons, they separated.

Sir! said I, trembling and courtesying (for I had not then sat down again); and put my chair nearer the wretch, and sat down--my face, as I could feel, all in a glow.

Well then, rich Bella! courtesying--that will please you better--and it is due likewise to the hoards you boast of.

I beg pardon, Madam, [turning to Mrs. Moore, and courtesying,] for the trouble I have given you.--I beg pardon, Madam, to Miss Rawlins, [courtesying likewise to her,]--you may both hear of me in a happier hour, if such a one fall to my lot--and God bless you both!--struggling with her tears till she sobbed--and away was tripping.

We all stood up, bowing and courtesying, and could not help it; for she entered with such an air as commanded all our reverence.

I am inexpressibly obliged to you, Sir, and to you, Sir, [courtesying to the doctor and to Mr. Goddard] for your more than friendly, your paternal care and concern for me.

Suffer me to profit by it in almost the only profitable circumstance, and let us rest from the bowing and the courtesying, you and I, on each side.

She sat down in the moon-path on the water, courtesying with a flourish of pride impressive enough had not the wheel-gear sniggered mockingly in its box.

There must have been nearly a hundred of them, of every possible make and build, with, far away, a square-rigged Frenchman, all bowing and courtesying one to the other.

The long sofas and chairs, as if they had only just come out-or rather, as if they had just come up from the country to come out-had arranged themselves so very formally, and altogether behaved so very awkwardly, that it was almost impossible for the company assembled to appear as much at their ease as, from their position, education, and manners, they really were; and accordingly, biassed by the furniture, they kept moving, and bowing, and courtesying, and sotto-voce talking, until they got into a parallelogram, in the centre of which stood, distinguished by a broad ribbon, and by a mild, thoughtful, benevolent countenance, Prince Louis Napoleon, whose gentle and gentleman-like bearing to every person who approached him entitled him to that monarchical homage in which the majority evidently delighted, but which it was alike his policy as well as his inclination-at all events to appear-to suppress; and accordingly the parallelogram, which, generally speaking, was at the point of congelation, sometimes and of its own accord froze into the formality of a court, and then all of a sudden appeared to recollect that the Prince was the President, and that the whole party had assembled to enjoy liberté, fraternité, and égalité.

The train-bell rang, the whistle sounded, the lady's servitors stood bareheaded and courtesying to the ground, and the rapid rush of the iron giant bore off the high-born dame and the starveling painter in strange companionship.


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