“Itisamazing，“saidshe，“howmuchyoungpeoplecosttheirfriends，whatwithbringingthemupandputtingthemoutintheworld!Theylittlethinkhowmuchitcomesto，orwhattheirparents，ortheirunclesandaunts，payfortheminthecourseoftheyear。Now，herearemysisterPrice’schildren；takethemalltogether，IdaresaynobodywouldbelievewhatasumtheycostSirThomaseveryyear，tosaynothingofwhat_I_doforthem。“
“Verytrue，sister，asyousay。But，poorthings!
theycannothelpit；andyouknowitmakesverylittledifferencetoSirThomas。Fanny，WilliammustnotforgetmyshawlifhegoestotheEastIndies；andIshallgivehimacommissionforanythingelsethatisworthhaving。
IwishhemaygototheEastIndies，thatImayhavemyshawl。
IthinkIwillhavetwoshawls，Fanny。“