"Yes, my lady."
"Let her lie down two or three hours every day, Thompson, for it makes a girl grow straight, and let her dine upon chicken only. Don't vulgarise her with nasty brown meats."
"Yes, my lady."
"And see, Thompson, that Miss Anna Maria keeps on her gloves, and don't allow her to jump and play about. I particularly wish her to look delicate and ladylike at Court Herbert."
"Oh yes, my lady; and then Hatton is so near, perhaps she will see Master Pynsent."
"All in good time, Thompson. I thought I had something more to say—oh, don't let her drink large draughts of any thing, it swells the stomach; and keep her in your room altogether, for she may learn odd words from the nursery-maids, and that would distract me."
"I will remove her from the nursery immediately, my lady," replied the obedient Thompson.
"There now, take every thing away, and keep the door shut, that I may not hear the baby scream. I suppose the nurse is healthy, and all that, Thompson?"
"I believe so, my lady."
"Very well, I think I am going to sleep now, so do not come near me till I ring."