Publisher's Synopsis
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. 1824 edition. Excerpt: ... able Howard, with always plenty at their command, were fifty times happier than they are now, and made their friends so too; more so than they ever will or can again. It is now a scene of racket and parties with them, from week's end to week's end; and when I cross any of our new wide streets, where one is in constant danger of one's life, I verily expect to lose mine, by Mrs. Howard's two prancing dapple greys--the vicious toads! For madam is shopping almost every day, (morning I will not call it), and spending a little revenue in one nonsense or another. And then our evenings, oh! our delightful, social evenings there--I foresee they will soon be at an end: they are obliged to dine so late, that they never think of taking supper, unless, it is on my account; no, no; it is now, ' Mrs. Howard at home: ' and a pretty home it is made of; it is worse than crowding into the pit at the playhouse, for some modern quack actor's be nefit. I was once caught at one of these her ' at-homes, ' and hang me if I could stir, hand or foot! Alice is generally invited to them; but she does not always accept the invitation; when she does, the carriage comes for her when I am going to bed, and when she ought to be asleep. She departs, blooming with health and beauty, and comes home, at two or three in the morning, looking all the next day as pale as a ghost. I like her to see a little of the world, that she may: know how to behave herself properly, in the sphere of life in which I hope-, ere long, to see her move. My children, thank Heaven ! have no restrictions put on them; as for myself, I do not find any thing irksome in being ordered by my kind uncle to live only comfortable; trust me, it is the best way to live, especially when the age of illusion has...
