Wednesdaycame。SuchdoingshadneverbeenheardofinRocklandaswentonthatdayatthe“villa。”Thecarpethadbeentakenupinthelongroom，sothattheyoungfolksmighthaveadance。MissMatilda’spianohadbeenmovedin，andtwofiddlersandaclarionet-
playerengagedtomakemusic。Allkindsoflampshadbeenputinrequisition，andevencoloredwax-candlesfiguredonthemantel-
pieces。Thecostumesofthefamilyhadbeentriedonthedaybefore：
theColonel’sblacksuitfittedexceedinglywell；hislady’svelvetdressdisplayedhercontourstoadvantage；MissMatilda’sfloweredsilkwasconsideredsuperb；theeldestsonofthefamily，Mr。T。
JordanSprowle，calledaffectionatelyandelegantly“Geordie。”votedhimself“stunnin’“；andeventhesmallyouthwhohadborneMr。