Arlington (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 edition. Excerpt: ...was.natnral, the latter partly natural andpartly assumed. She had a real turn for 1ia'i.vete, which she had the wisdom to improve, because.she found it answered many good purposes. It was a good cover for silliness, and made a little sense go a great way. It was a cover for worldliness and artfulness, because such a dear, nice, natural creature, that only said just whatever she thought, and only did just whatever she liked, could never, be suspected of any design It also saved her a great deal of trouble; for if people can once contrive to have it understood that they are very natural and unsophisticated, and have 'a way and a manner of their own, and are not amenable to'common rules, . it is surprising how many of the troublesome forms and'exigencies of society they can violate with the most perfect impunity. ' Such werethe persons who gave to Lord Ar lington an opportunity much desired, by bring-ing together him and the Rochdale family, to ' pass many days under the same roof. The Rochdales were not well suited to the Berwicks--notof their set, not the persons whom they would have preferred as guests, at a time when they would have wished to fill their house with the elite of those who were considered most the fashion. The Rochdales owed their invitation to Lord Arlingtons admiration of Lady Alice, 'and Sir James Berwick's desire of doing what he 'called a good-natured thing, or ''rather, of obtaining the credit of promoting (perhaps accomplishing) in his own house, the 'most in teresting match of the season.. Don't ask the Rochdales--they are such bores said Lady Berwick, .as the matrimonial duo discussed the programme of...