I am glad you did not tell him the occasion of my coming away; for if my
fellow-servants should guess, it were better so, than to have it from you
or me. Besides, I really am concerned, that my master should cast away a
thought upon such a poor creature as me; for, besides the disgrace, it
has quite turned his temper; and I begin to believe what Mrs. Jervis told
me, that he likes me, and can't help it; and yet strives to conquer it;
and so finds no way but to be cross to me.
Don't think me presumptuous and conceited; for it is more my concern than
my pride, to see such a gentleman so demean himself, and lessen the
regard he used to have in the eyes of all his servants, on my account.--
But I am to tell you of my new dress to day.
And so, when I had dined, up stairs I went, and locked myself into my
little room. There I tricked myself up as well as I could in my new
garb, and put on my round-eared ordinary cap; but with a green knot,
however, and my homespun gown and petticoat, and plain leather shoes; but
yet they are what they call Spanish leather; and my ordinary hose,
ordinary I mean to what I have been lately used to; though I shall think
good yarn may do very well for every day, when I come home. A plain
muslin tucker I put on, and my black silk necklace, instead of the French
necklace my lady gave me; and put the ear-rings out of my ears; and when
I was quite equipped, I took my straw hat in my hand, with its two blue
strings, and looked about me in the glass, as proud as any thing--To say
truth, I never liked myself so well in my life.
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