ABSTRACT
No sooner had the justice’s wife entered, than, to the surprise of all present, she exclaimed, ‘What are you about, my dear? Here, take your new wig, and put on this cravat immediately.’ At the same time, pulling off his old caxon, 231 she adjusted the powdered one to his face with great expedition; then loosing his neckcloth, and holding up his chin, she adroitly fixed on the other.
