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CHAPTER II.
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SHOWS HOW THE PLOT BEGAN TO THICKEN IN OR ABOUT BEDFORD ROW.
“Miss Lucy!”
“Upon my word!”
“I'm hanged if it aren't Lucy! How do, Lucy?” uttered Lady, the Misses, and Master Gorgon1 in a breath.
Lucy came forward, bending down her ambrosial2 curls, and blushing, as a modest young woman should: for, in truth, the scrape was very awkward. And as for John Perkins, he made a start, and then a step forwards, and then two backwards3, and then began laying hands upon his black satin stock—in short, the sun did not shine at that moment upon a man who looked so exquisitely4 foolish.
“Miss Lucy Gorgon, is your aunt—is Mrs. Briggs here?” said Lady Gorgon, drawing herself up with much state.
“Biggs or Briggs, madam, it is not of the slightest consequence. I presume that persons in my rank of life are not expected to know everybody's name in Magdeburg Square?” (Lady Gorgon had a house in Baker6 Street, and a dismal7 house it was.) “NOT here,” continued she, rightly interpreting Lucy's silence, “NOT here?—and may I ask how long is it that young ladies have been allowed to walk abroad without chaperons, and to—to take a part in such scenes as that which we have just seen acted?”
To this question—and indeed it was rather difficult to answer—Miss Gorgon had no reply. There were the six grey eyes of her cousins glowering8 at her; there was George Augustus Frederick examining her with an air of extreme wonder, Mademoiselle the governess turning her looks demurely away, and awful Lady Gorgon glancing fiercely at her in front. Not mentioning the footman and poodle, what could a poor modest timid girl plead before such an inquisition, especially when she was clearly guilty? Add to this, that as Lady Gorgon, that
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jingling
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