“Lady *** and her daughter from London,” resumed the captain.
“Lady *** from London!” exclaimed the whole company,—“where is she?”
“It’s that fine-looking woman there, standing by the side of that young lady dressed in black.” (Here the gentlemen applied their glasses.)
“Both equally handsome,” cried a young man. “Really English! excellent fall of the shoulders!”
“Only the bust a little too full,” remarked the lady, “which is generally the fault of the English women; and, besides, they have such enormously large feet.”
“Who is with them?” inquired one of the gentlemen.
“Captain *** of the **th dragoons, who I understand is brother to Sir ***.”
“I presume they have brought their servants with them?” observed the lady.
“Two male servants, a lady’s-maid, and the governess of the young lady.”
“Then they must be rich.”