As her uneasiness had greatly increased--she was under a necessity of accepting my offer--and fainted as soon as she got into Mr. ----'s library. The alarmed and fond husband followed, who intreated a maid might be called to cut the lacing of her stays. He was much affected, and, addressing Lady Charlotte Sombre and me, said, There, young ladies, lies a victim of the fashion! Before I brought her to this town--she was the delighted mother of three fine children--but these fond sensations are now lost in the trifling consideration of a _fine shape_; and though in the last month of her pregnancy, she has a vanity in flattering herself she cannot be thought in _that situation_! The lady was carried home, and we heard next day she had been delivered of a _still-born child_. Lord Spangle asked Miss _Ton_, how soon she got to bed the other morning? Not, my Lord, until eight--you know we did not sit down to dinner until twelve at night. Not until twelve at night! said I. No, returned she; you know nobody dines till after the opera: it was _Danzi's_ benefit; all the world were there, and there were many songs _encored_.--Dinner was ordered by eleven; but Lady Peccedillo was not at the opera--her monkey died, and she had not nerves for seeing Lord ---- who is always there, and who she esteems the direct image of her dead favourite. Her hair-dresser was ordered at ten, but disappointed her--and dinner was retarded on her account. Pray, said I, at what time did you sup? Why, we sat down to cards at two o'clock, played until six, then went to supper, and parted half an hour after seven! I find, said I, that the people of the _ton_ reckon the time according to the _Mosaic_ custom, where the evening and the morning make the day. But pray, madam, what becomes of your servants all this time? I hope you only appoint them to attend you home? Servants! Lord, Madam, nobody thinks of their servants! I do not see myself what business servants have to sleep _at all_! I can do very well with three hours sleep, and I expect next winter to bring myself to two[37]!