eference due to their quality, and, at the same time,
took care not to behave as if she imagined they thought of anything
else.

As it was her chief delight to communicate her pleasures to others, she
introduced her new-made friends to her old acquaintance, and expected to
have spent a very agreeable afternoon. But to describe the behaviour of
these two young ladies is very difficult. Lady Caroline, who was dressed
in a pink robe, embroidered thick with gold, and adorned with very fine
jewels, and the finest Mechlin lace, addressed most of her discourse to
her sister, that she might have the pleasure every minute of uttering
'Your ladyship,' in order to show what she herself expected. And as
she spoke, her fingers were in perpetual motion, either adjusting her
tucker, placing her plaits of her robe, or fiddling with a diamond
cross, that hung down on her bosom, her eyes accompanying her fingers as
they moved, and then suddenly being snatched off, that she might not be
observed to think of her own dress; yet was it plain, that her thoughts
were employed on only that and her titles. Miss Jenny Peace, although
she would have made it her choice always to have been in company who did
not deserve ridicule, yet had she humour enough to treat affectation
as it deserved. And she addressed herself to Lady Caroline with so many
ladyships, and such praises of her fine clothes, as she hoped would have
made her ashamed; but Lady Caroline was too full of her own vanity, to
see her design, and only exposed herself ten times the more, till she
really got the better of Miss Jenny, who blushed for her, since she was
incapable of blushing for herself.

Lady Fanny's dress was plain and neat only, nor did she mention anything
about it; and it was very visible her thoughts were otherwise employed,
neither did she seem to take any delight in the words 'Your ladyship':
but she tossed and threw her person about into so many ridiculous
postures, and as there happened unfortunately to be no looking-glass
in the room where they sat, she turned and rolled her eyes so many
different ways, in endeavouring to view as much of herself as possible,
that it was very plain to the whole company she thought herself a
beauty, and admired herself for being so.

Our little society, whose hearts were so open to each other, that they
had not a thought they endeavoured to conceal, were so filled with
contempt at Lady Caroline and Lady Fanny's behaviour, and yet s