The things we do!

Mason; and introduced herself as Colonel
Newcome's niece; and came back charmed with the old lady, and eager once
more in defence of Clive (when that young gentleman's character happened
to be called in question by her brother Barnes), for had she not seen the
kindest letter, which Clive had written to old Mrs. Mason, and the
beautiful drawing of his father on horseback and in regimentals, waving
his sword in front of the gallant the Bengal Cavalry, which the lad had
sent down to the good old woman? He could not be very bad, Ethel thought,
who was so kind and thoughtful for the poor. His father's son could not
be altogether a reprobate. When Mrs. Mason, seeing how good and beautiful
Ethel was, and thinking in her heart nothing could be too good or
beautiful for Clive, nodded her kind old head at Miss Ethel, and said she
should like to find a husband for her, Miss Ethel blushed, and looked
handsomer than ever; and at home, when she was describing the interview,
never mentioned this part of her talk with Mrs.


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