The very next they were to set off, and in great haste; Lily
did all she could for the regulation of the house, packed up her
goods, and received the commissions of her sisters.
Ada gave her six shillings, with orders to buy either a doll or a
book--the former if Eleanor did not say it was silly; and Phyllis put
into her hands a weighty crown piece, begging for as many things as
it could buy. Jane's wants and wishes were moderate and sensible,
and she gave Lily the money for them. With Emily there was more
difficulty. All Lily's efforts had not availed to prevent her from
contracting two debts at Raynham. More than four pounds she owed to
Lily, and this she offered to pay her, giving her at the same time a
list of commissions sufficient to swallow up double her quarter's
allowance. Lily, though really in want of the money for her own use,
thought the debts at Raynham so serious, that she begged Emily to let
her wait for payment till it was convenient, and to pay the shoemaker
and dressmaker immediately.
Emily thanked her, and promised to do so as soon as she could go to
Raynham, and Lily next attempted to reduce her list of London
commissions to something more reasonable.
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