From
this bitterly sarcastic mood, she passed into an angry
one, in which she gave vent to the remarkable expres-
sion that the worm would turn if trodden on; and
after that, she yielded to a soft regret, and said, if
they had only given her their confidence, what might
she not have had it in her power to suggest! Taking
advantage of this crisis in her feelings, the Expedi-
tion embraced her, and she very soon had her gloves
on, and was on her way to John Peerybingle's in a
state of unimpeachable gentility; with a paper parcel
at her side containing a cap of state, almost as tall,
and quite as stiff, as a mitre.
Then, there were Dot's father and mother to come,
in another little chaise; and they were behind their
time; and fears were entertained; and there was much
looking out for them down the road; and Mrs. Field-
ing always would look in the wrong and morally im-
possible direction; and being apprised thereof, hoped
she might take the liberty of looking where she
pleased. At last they came: a chubby little couple,
jogging along in a snug and comfortable little way
that quite belonged to the Dot family; and Dot and
her mother, side by side, were wonderful to see.
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