CHAPTERVI
ThePromisedVisit—RomanFashion—WizardandWitch—
CatchingatWords—TheTwoFemales—DressingofHair—TheNewRoads—Belle’sAlteredAppearance—HerselfAgain。
ABOUTmid—dayMr。andMrs。Petulengrocametothedingletopaythepromisedvisit。Belle，atthetimeoftheirarrival，wasinhertent，butIwasatthefire—place，engagedinhammeringpartoftheouter—tire，ordefence，whichhadcomeofffromoneofthewheelsofmyvehicle。OnperceivingthemIforthwithwenttoreceivethem。Mr。PetulengrowasdressedinRomanfashion，withasomewhatsmartly—cutsporting—coat，thebuttonsofwhichwerehalf—crowns—andawaistcoat，scarletandblack，thebuttonsofwhichwerespadedhalf—
guineas；hisbreecheswereofastuffhalfvelveteen，halfcorduroy，thecordsexceedinglybroad。Hehadleggingsofbuffcloth，furredatthebottom；anduponhisfeetwerehighlows。Underhisleftarmwasalongblackwhaleboneriding—whip，witharedlash，andanimmensesilverknob。