. Thackerayana;. 378 THA CKERA YANA. continuing her insult ; but happily the next word was, Pray, , troop downstairs. You may believe I obeyed her. After numerous misadventures of the same description, it wasof no purpose that the refusal was declared by me never to be onmy side ; I was reasoning against interest and against stupidity;and therefore I comforted myself with the hope of succeedingbetter in my next attempt, and went to Mrs. Courtly, a very fine lady, who had routs at herhouse, and saw the best com-pany in town. I had not waited two hoursbefore I was called up, andfo
. Thackerayana;. 378 THA CKERA YANA. continuing her insult ; but happily the next word was, Pray, , troop downstairs. You may believe I obeyed her. After numerous misadventures of the same description, it wasof no purpose that the refusal was declared by me never to be onmy side ; I was reasoning against interest and against stupidity;and therefore I comforted myself with the hope of succeedingbetter in my next attempt, and went to Mrs. Courtly, a very fine lady, who had routs at herhouse, and saw the best com-pany in town. I had not waited two hoursbefore I was called up, andfound Mr. Courtly and his ladyat piquet in the height of goodhumour. This I looked on as a favourable sign, and stood at thelower end of the room, in expectation of the common last Mr. Courtly called out, after a whisper, Stand facing thelight, that one may see you. I changed my place, and frequently turned their eyes upon me, and seemed to dis-cover many subjects of merriment, for at ever
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