InthemorningIawokeaboutten,perfectlygayandrefreshed.Phoebewasupbeforeme,andaskedmeinthekindestmannerhowIdid,howIhadrested,andifIwasreadyforbreakfast?
carefully,atthesametime,avoidingtoincreasetheconfusionshesawIwasin,atlookingherintheface,byanyhintofthenight'sbedscene.ItoldherifshepleasedIwouldgetup,andbeginanyworkshewouldbepleasedtosetmeabout.Shesmiled;presentlythemaidbroughtintheteaequipage,andIjusthuddledmyclotheson,wheninwaddledmymistress.Iexpectednolessthantobetoldof,ifnotchidfor,mylaterising,whenIwasmostagreeablydisappointedbyhercomplimentsonmypureandfreshlooks.Iwas
“abudofbeauty
“(thiswasherstyle),
“andhowvastlyallthefinemenwouldadmireme!
“toallwhichmyanswersdidnot,Icanassureyou,wrongmybreeding;theywereassimpleandsillyastheycouldwish,and,nodoubt,flatteredtheminfinitelymorethanhadtheyprovedmeenlightenedbyeducationandaknowledgeoftheworld.Webreakfasted,andtheteathingswerescarceremoved,wheninwerebroughttwobundlesoflinenandwearingapparel:inshort,allthenecessariesforriggingmeout,astheytermedit,completely.Imaginetoyourself,Madam,howmylittlecoquetheartflutteredwithjoyatthesightofawhitelutestring,floweredwithsilver,scouredindeed,butpassedonmeforspickandspannew,aBrusselslacecap,braitedshoes,andtherestin