So now (rememb’ring Arnold’s fond desire
To breakfast with her), in her best attire,
She decks herself—expectant of a knock:
Mid joy and grief she hears the tuneful[204] clock,
Which crown’d the summit of the mansion mews,—
The time arrived: now Jane once more re-views
Her humble self, and modestly prepares * * *
When lo!—she hears a patting on the stairs,
And hies obediently across the floor—
To welcome Toogood at the appointed hour: