she
will no longer condescend to grace it with her
Imperial
presence. You may figure to yourself, for your amusement, my solemn countenance on the occasion, and the
meek Lamblike
demeanour of her Ladyship, which, contrasted with my
Saintlike visage
, forms a
striking family painting
, whilst in the back ground, the portraits of my Great Grandfather and Grandmother, suspended in their frames, seem to look with an eye of pity on their