Andrew Grey is worth
all the Hetherington choir put together.'
'Possibly; but how are they to mend, if their Marquis contents
himself with despising them?' said Claude.
'That is too bad, Claude. When you heard how submissively I listened
to the Baron, and know I mean to abide by what he said, you ought to
condole with me a little, if you have not the grace to lament my
absence on your own account. Why, I thought myself as regular a part
of the feast as the mince-pies, and almost as necessary.'
Here a request for some music put an end to his lamentations. Lilias
was vexed by the uncertainty about the ball, and was, besides, too
tired to play with spirit. She saw that Emily was annoyed, and she
felt ready to cry before the evening was over; but still she was
proud of her exploit, and when, after the party was gone, Emily began
to represent to her the estimate that her aunt was likely to form of
her character, she replied, 'If she thinks the worse of me for
carrying the broth to those poor old people, I am sure I do not wish
for her good opinion.'
Mr. Mohun was not propitious when the question of Lily's going to the
ball was pressed upon him.
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