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The Daily Dispatch: December 25, 1865., [Electronic resource], Fashion. (search)
the servants will find it out. I have a guinea that old Lady Thornton gave me on my birthday, and if you would take the loan d an interest in Teecie Ray's existence. This was that Lady Thornton, whose bounty had indirectly furnished me with pocket-mefactress, my little mother ! I am afraid I scandalized Lady Thornton on that occasion by my utter scorn of her proposition. afterwards during that day I laughed when I thought of Lady Thornton's information. Teecie Ray a woman? Preposterous ! nd the children were full of rapture at the prospect of Lady Thornton's Christmas party. There was great excitement in the ntill the old Teecie Ray was gone, and here was (peccavi Lady Thornton !) a lovely woman. We were all three ludicrously a Teecie and I were soon dashing over the snowy roads to Lady Thornton's. I will not attempt to describe the remainder of thate wife of a millionaire ! Half a bride cake conciliated Lady Thornton, and the wonderful guinea is still in my possession. I