Miss Celestina was really clever and accomplished. "Use her abilities for
her own support!" Oh, no! not for worlds--Too proud to work, but not too
proud to beg, she _depended_ on her relations, and played toady to all who
would.
Miss Louisa--not clever; but in all other respects, ditto--ditto.
Miss Charlotte was always very romantic; refused a respectable banker with
indignation, and married her uncle's footman--for love.
Having sketched the female part of the family first (a compliment by the
way they do not always receive from their own sex)--I will tell you what I
remember of the gentlemen.
"The Emperor," as Mr. Augustus was called, from his stately manner and
dignified deportment, aided by as much self-esteem as could well be
contained in a human body, _depended_, without any "compunctuous visitings
of conscience," on the venison, claret, and champagne of his friends, and
thought all the time he did them honour:--and thus he passed his life.
"Dashing Dick" was the opposite of the Emperor; sung a good song--told a
good story--and gloried in making ladies blush.
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