er——seekingnothingto-day，butifyouwillkindly——er——servemyWARD——MissStannard！“Later，whentheywentintotheconfectioner’sforrefreshment，andPansyfranklydeclaredfor“icecreamandcreamcakes，“insteadofthe“dishofteaandbreadandbutter“hehadorderedinpursuanceofhispromise，heheroicallytookithimself——tosatisfyhishonor。Indeed，IknowofnomoresublimefigurethanColonelStarbottle——risingsuperiortoalong-
withstoodcravingfora“cocktail，“morbidlyconsciousalsooftheridiculousnessofhisappearancetoanyofhisoldassociateswhomightseehim——drinkingluke-warmteaandpeckingfeeblyathisbreadandbutteratasmalltable，besidehislittletyrant。
Andthisdominationofthehelplesscontinuedontheirwayhome。
AlthoughMissPansynolongertalkedofherself，shewasequallyvolubleininquiryastothecolonel’shabits，waysoflife，friendsandacquaintances，happilyrestrictingherinterrogations，inregardtothoseofherownsex，to“anyLITTLEgirlsthatheknew。“Savedbythisexoneratingadjective，thecolonelsawhereachancetoindulgehispostponedmonitorialduty，aswellashisvividimagination。Heaccordinglydrewelaboratepicturesofimpossiblechildrenhehadknown——creaturespreciseinlanguageanddress，abstinentofplayandconfectionery，devotedtolessonsandduties，andotherwise，inPansy’sownwords，“loathsometothelastdegree！“As“daughtersofoldestandmostcherishedfriends，“theymightperhapshaveexcitedPansy’schildishjealousybutforthesingularfactthattheyhadalllongagobeenrewardedbymarriagewithsenators，judges，andgenerals——alsoassociatesofthecolonel。Thisremotenessofpresencesomewhatmarredtheireffectasanexample，andthecolonelwasmortified，thoughnotentirelydispleased，toobservethattheirsurprisingvirtuesdidnotdestroyPansy’svoracityforsweets，therecklessnessofherskipping，northefreedomofherlanguage。Thecolonelwasremorseful——buthappy。
Whentheyreachedtheseminaryagain，Pansyretiredwithhervariouspurchases，butreappearedafteranintervalwithMissTish。