"He is plain speaking enough to call it a ----- HUMBUG," said the
daughter, endeavoring to mouth the word in a theatrical manner. "But,
as Othello says, the handkerchief."

{Othello says... = "Fetch me the handkerchief," Shakespeare, "Othello,"
Act III, Scene 4, line 98}

"Oh! Fifty dollars go to the poor girl who does the work, twenty-five
more to the odious custom-house, some fifteen to rent, fuel, lights, and
ten, perhaps, to Mr. Bobbinet, as profits. Now all this is very good, and
very useful to society, as you must own."

Alas, poor Adrienne! Thou didst not receive for me as many francs as
this fair calculation gave thee dollars; and richer wouldst thou have
been, and, oh, how much happier, hadst thou kept the money paid for
me, sold the lace even at a loss, and spared thyself so many, many
hours of painful and anxious toil! But it is thus with human calculations,
The propositions seem plausible, and the reasoning fair, while stern truth
lies behind all to level the pride of understanding, and prove the fallacy
of the wisdom of men. The reader may wish to see how closely
Eudosia's account of profit and loss came to the fact, and I shall,
consequently, make up the statement from the private books of the firm
that had the honor of once owning me, viz.:

Super-extraordinary Pocket-handkerchief, &c., in account with
Bobbinet & Co.

DR.
To money paid, first cost, francs 100, at 5.25, -- $19.04