Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . Hast. Thousands do it every day. But to be plain with you. Miss Nevilleis endeavoring to procure them from her aunt this very instant. If she suc-ceeds, it will be the most delicate way at least of obtaining them. Tony. Well, keep them, till you know how it will be. But I know how itwill be well enough; shed as soon part with the only sound tooth in her head. Hast. But I dread the eifects of her resentment, when she finds she haslost them. Tony. Xever you mind her resentment, leave me to manage that. I dontvalue her resentment
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . Hast. Thousands do it every day. But to be plain with you. Miss Nevilleis endeavoring to procure them from her aunt this very instant. If she suc-ceeds, it will be the most delicate way at least of obtaining them. Tony. Well, keep them, till you know how it will be. But I know how itwill be well enough; shed as soon part with the only sound tooth in her head. Hast. But I dread the eifects of her resentment, when she finds she haslost them. Tony. Xever you mind her resentment, leave me to manage that. I dontvalue her resentment the bounce of a cracker. Zounds! here they are. Mor-ice! jDrance! \_Exit Hastings. Tony, Mrs. Hardcastle, and Miss ^Neville. Mrs. Hard. Indeed, Constance, you amaze me. Such a girl as you wantjewels ! It will be time enough for jewels, my dear, twenty years hence, whenyour beauty begins to want repairs. Miss ^^ev. But what will repair beauty at forty, will certainly improve itat twenty, madam. Mrs. Hard. Yours, my dear, can admit of none. That natural blush is. 278 HARPERS NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. beyond a tlionsand ornaments. Besides, cliild, jewels are quite out at you see half the ladies of our acquaintance, my lady Kill-day-light, andMrs. Crump, and the rest of them, carry their jewels to town, and bring no-thing but paste and marcasites back ? Miss In^ey. But who knows, madam, but somebody that shall be namelesswould like me best with all my little finery about me Mrs. Hard. Consult your glass, my dear, and then see if with such a pairof eyes 3^ou want any better sparklers. What do you think, Tony, my dear ?does your cousin Con want any jewels in your eyes to set off her beauty ? Tony. Thats as thereafter may be. Miss N^ey. My dear aunt, if you knew how it would oblige me. Mrs. Hard. A parcel of old-fashioned rose and table cut things. Theywould make you look like the court of King Solomon at a puppet-show. Be-sides, I belicYe I cant readily come at them. They m
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