Sight-seeing prospered very well under Claude's guidance, and Lily's
wonder and delight was a constant source of amusement to her friends.
Her shopping was more of a care than a pleasure, for, in spite of the
handsome equipments which Mr. Mohun presented to all his daughters,
it was impossible to contract Emily's requirements within the limits
of what ought to be her expenditure, and the different views of her
brother and sister were rather troublesome in this matter. Claude
hated the search for ladies' finery, and if drawn into it, insisted
on always taking her to the grandest and most expensive shops; while,
on the other hand, though Eleanor liked to hunt up cheap things and
good bargains, she had such rigid ideas about plainness of dress,
that there was little chance that what she approved would satisfy
Emily.
CHAPTER XXI: CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME
'Suddenly, a mighty jerk
A mighty mischief did.'
In the meantime Emily and Jane went on very prosperously at home,
looking forward to the return of the rest of the party on Saturday,
the 17th of July. In this, however, they were doomed to
disappointment, for neither Mr. Mohun nor Mr. Hawkesworth could wind
up their affairs so as to return before the 24th.
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