ABSTRACT
Mrs. Meynell wished much to return Julia’s visit, but was for several days prevented by the badness of the weather; and her finances did not admit of the expence of a hackney-coach. 38 For Captain Meynell, who was to the last degree mean and parsimonious in his disposition, denied her even the little indulgences his narrow income could afford; seldom allowed her to have a shilling in her pocket; and when he did, it was on the same condition upon which the Vicar of Wakefield bestowed a guinea upon his daughters; viz. with a strict injunction not to change it. 39
