would the bishop; but Lady Clementina, her son, and the greatest
part of her companions, found something so irresistibly ridiculous
in his remarks, that nothing but immoderate laughter followed; they
thought such folly had even merit in the way of entertainment, and
they wished him no wiser.

Having been told that every morning, on first seeing his uncle, he
was to make a respectful bow; and coming into the dean's dressing-
room just as he was out of bed, his wig lying on the table, Henry
appeared at a loss which of the two he should bow to. At last he
gave the preference to his uncle, but afterwards bowed reverently to
the wig. In this he did what he conceived was proper, from the
introduction which the dean, on his first arrival, had given him to
this venerable stranger; for, in reality, Henry had a contempt for
all finery, and had called even his aunt's jewels, when they were
first shown to him, "trumpery," asking "what they were good for?"
But being corrected in this disrespect, and informed of their high
value, he, like a good convert, gave up his reason to his faith; and
becoming, like all converts, over-zealous, he now believed there was
great worth in all gaudy appearances, and even respected the
earrings of Lady Clementina almost as much as he respected herself.



CHAPTER XIII.



It was to be lamented that when young Henry had been several months
in England, had been taught to read, and had, of course, in the