. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. reverence, Mause pointed to the chair, which, on former occasions. LadyMargaret (for the good lady was somewhat of a gossip) had deigned tooccupy for half an hour sometimes at a time, hearing the news of the countyand of the borough. But at present her mistress was far too indignant forsuch condescension. She rejeSled the mute invitation with a haughty waveof her hand, and drawing herself up as she Spoke, she uttered the followinginterrogatory in a tone calculated to overwhelm the culprit .... His very weel, said Lady Margaret, turning he
. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. reverence, Mause pointed to the chair, which, on former occasions. LadyMargaret (for the good lady was somewhat of a gossip) had deigned tooccupy for half an hour sometimes at a time, hearing the news of the countyand of the borough. But at present her mistress was far too indignant forsuch condescension. She rejeSled the mute invitation with a haughty waveof her hand, and drawing herself up as she Spoke, she uttered the followinginterrogatory in a tone calculated to overwhelm the culprit .... His very weel, said Lady Margaret, turning her back in great dis-pleasure; ye hen my will, Mause, in the matter. I U hae nae whiggery inthe baring of Tillietudlem—the next thing wad be to set up a conventicle inmy very withdrawing room. Having said this, she departed with an air of great dignity; and Mausegiving way to feelings which she had suppressed during the interview—forshe, like her mistress, had her own feelings of pride,—now lifted up hervoice and wept aloud. Scotts Old BELLA WILFEE 117 BELLES STRATAGEM spoilt darling. She married Jolin Roke-smith (, John Harmon).—C. Dickens,Our Mutual Friend (1864:). Bellamy, a steady young man, lookingout for a wife capable of friendship, love,and tenderness, with good sense enough tobe easy, and good nature enough to likehim. He found his beau-ideal in Jacintha,who had besides a fortune of £30,000.—, The Suspicious Husband (1761). Bellario, the assumed name of Eu-phrasia, when she put on boys apparelthat she might enter the service of princePhilaster, whom she greatly loved.—Beau-mont and Fletcher, Philaster, or Love LiesA-hleeding (1622). Bellastoii {Lady), a profligate, fromwhom Tom Jones accepts support. Herconduct and conversation may be consid-ered a fair photograph of the beauties of the court of Louis XV.—Fielding, His-tory of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1750). The character of Jones, otherwise a model ofgenerosity, openness, and manl
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