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Mrs Merdle shrugged her snowy shoulders and put her hand upon the

jewel-stand, checking a little cough, as though to add, 'why, a , ain, and she put up her glass to look at himen you knohat I mean, my love--I mean people's sons who have the world before

them--they must place thee, or Society really will not have any patience with their

fools of themselves Dreadfully worldly all this sounds,' said Mrs

Merdle, leaning back in her nest and putting up her glass again, 'does

it not?' 'But it is true,' said Mrs Goith a highly moral air

'My dear, it is not to be disputed for a moment,' returned Mrs Merdle;

'because Society hasmore to be said If ere in a more primitive state, if we

lived under roofs of leaves, and kept cows and sheep and creatures

instead of banker's accounts (which would be delicious; ood But we don't live

under leaves, and keep cows and sheep and creatures I perfectly exhaust

out the distinction to Edreen fan when this young gentleman's name