“Julia Severn, ma’am! And o table establis—as to wear her hair one mass of curls?”
“Julia’s urally,” returned Miss temple, still more quietly.
“Naturally! Yes, but to conform to nature; I abundance? I imated t I desire to be arranged closely, modestly, plainly. Miss temple, t girl’s be cut off entirely; I o-morrooo muc tall girl, tell o turn round. tell all t form to rise up and direct to the wall.”
Miss temple passed o smootary smile t curled t class could take in tle back on my benced on t y Mr. Brockle could not see too; t, side of tter, terference than he imagined.
inised tes, tence. the knell of doom—
“All top-knots must be cut off.”
Miss temple seemed to remonstrate.
“Madam,” er to serve o mortify in ts of to teaco cloty, not ly apparel; and eacring of ed in plaits self mig, must be cut off; time ed, of—”
Mr. Brockle ed: tors, ladies, noered t to tle sooner to ure on dress, for ttired in velvet, silk, and furs. trio (fine girls of sixteen and seventeen) s, tric tresses, elaborately curled; tly velvet srimmed of French curls.
tially received by Miss temple, as Mrs. and t, and conducted to seats of top of t seems tive, and ing a rummaging scrutiny of tairs, ed business ioned tured tendent. to address divers remarks and reproofs to Miss Smition of tories: but I ime to listen to ters called off and enced my attention.
o, emple, I , at time, neglected precautions to secure my personal safety; ed, if