More better we stop side," exclaimed—the Brown's amah, attempting to turn up her extensive nose at the dull skies which threatened vain, "Young Missy no think so," returned the—spectacled amah. serenely," She just now talked Peking velly nice, plenty sunshine, plenty camels for make rides, plenty plenies, but no have gotten nice children to play with. She talked my young' Master so fashion, After all," society belong oveily, thing! Ai-vai! Spose my eyes hhuttee my believe Mississee Brown talked!"
The Brown's amah bridled consciously: "Master and Mississeo Brown have go Legation side most oveily night. Have go British Number One house, have go Melican Number One, have go French Number One, have go all sides, "Master Brown alice time ing'—And the Greeks,' but my_no saw Greek Legation, "How fashion your Mississee! come back Shanghai-side? queried, the frivolous amah mali iously. "My think she better stay that side. Maybe she only come Shanghai-side because more better come home than invite all Tegation to: dinner her hotel-side'
"Talkee lies!" retorted the Brown' savagely. "Mississee Brown have pay plenty parties.'
"Why for talked so angly?" me quired the frivolous amah innocently, "You no savvy sense of humour'
"What things sense of humour' inquired the spectacled—amah, thinking to divert the conversation to more impersonal channels.
"BYlong what Mississee no ha the frivolous say so fashion when laugh at his jokes, You only joke?" asked the Brown's amah, still suspicious.
"True, only jokeo," protested the frivolous amah, "my belong velly glad your talked must come this side catch ce new clothes," stated the riollifed servitor, Have talked Mississee Whee! wretch, whyfor no have talked my Madam Garnett make private fashion show? More better you have tel graph my so can come home more Quick! "MississeeWheoler too muchee laugh, talked 'The one time my have first choice on models. No fear T telegraph you.' Mississee Brown lauzhee too, and talked Sust for that my ola Donna sale 80 early my eatchee alice bargains before you wake up.'"
"La Donna Sale?" denianded the frivolous amah pricking up her shapely ears, "La Donna make a sale? Mississee alice time go La Dona, but no have talked go sale this morning. Bong big sole?"
Too muchee big," returned the Brown's amah. "itississee have talked more big than before. Lal Donna have eatchee new shop, 17 Museum Road side, and next month make open there. So must make sell all stock in old shop in Sassoon House so no must carry. over. Mississee talked they make very cheap price on oveily thing. Have got velly beautiful embroidered oorwette Iamé, make sell for only three dollar yard, silk net velly silk crepe and Kasha and new woollens almost give away. Master say, Be sure you only catch the thing give away," and Mississee talked, Don't worry, what I spend to-day save you plenty money "have got all kinds of silks from Paris, and just now have cartchee new ' knitted talked velly goode.
The Endicott ama joined the group in the middle of the style "discussion, just here Jostentatiously opened a still smart red leather bag, slightly soiled, to be sure, but still elegant enough to produce envious gasps from the circle, ississee Endicott sary you have got her bar?" demanded the spectacled amah with more directness than tact, 'This baz no belong Mississee Endicott, belong my," asserted the newcomer proudly. "One time long Mississee Endicott, but she have plenty bags, so many bags my no can count. Master talked she have one bag complex.'
"What thing complex?"" asked the studious one with spectacles.
"Spose have got bag complex, must have plenty bags," explained the Endicott amah, as one on familiar ground, "Spose have of man complex must have plenty lovers, spose have got father complex maybe no marry at all or must have husband all same father. 'Complex belong velly funny thing. Mississce have read book to fiend Jone time and T make sew-sew stockings next room, s0 now my savvy oveily thing' about com plexes." Mississee tatkee have got such strong bar complex no can pass Sennet Freres without inside, look-see. Suppose ook-see, must buy because Sennet Freres alice time have velly handsome vag.
'"Talkee true," corroborated the frivolous amah," my Mississee have talked have swell-elegant bags of shark skin and polished shark skin, velly smart. Have got alligator, have got all kinds loathe "Evening bags have go! querfod the Alcott _amah with the air of one whose social engagements were numerous.
"Plenty have got, have got seed stitch on satin from Paris, have got velly new style coleured mesh, alice same hard like steel but alice same fine and soft like silk. Latest thing in bags, Mississce talkie. Have got handsome bear bags, tops that open square, have velly smart clasps ard ornaments on bags, too. And Micsissce En-scott have talked my Mississee oveily single bag blong different. No can buy bag that side and bimeby find another bag alice sam "Talkee true," assented the Eadicott amah, "My believe oveily mi sy go Sonnet Freres side catches bag complex, alice bags that side belong so handsome."—
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