knew so much."

"A regular blue?"

"Oh! no; not at all a blue; not that kind of knowledge. But
languages and learned books; Arabic, and Hebrew, and old
manuscripts. And then she has an observatory, and was the
first person who discovered the comet. Dr Buckland swears by
her; and she corresponds with Arago."

"And her sister, is she the same?"

"Lady Maud: she is very religious. I do not know her so
well."

"Is she pretty?"

"Some people admire her very much."

"I never was at Mowbray. What sort of a place is it?"

"Oh! it is very grand," said Lady Marney; "but like all places
in the manufacturing districts, very disagreeable. You never
have a clear sky. Your toilette table is covered with blacks;
the deer in the park seem as if they had bathed in a lake of
Indian ink; and as for the sheep, you expect to see chimney-
sweeps for the shepherds."

"And do you really mean to go on Thursday?" said Egremont:
"I think we had better put it off."