Mark himself had on a new suit and wore
a seal ring that Patty had never observed before; while the
dress, pelisse, and hat of the unknown were of a nature that no
girl in Patty's position, and particularly of Patty's
disposition, could have regarded without a desire to tear them
from her person and stamp them underfoot; or better still, flaunt
them herself and show the world how they should be worn!
Mark found the place in the hymn-book for the--creature, shared
it with her, and once, when the Grant twins wriggled and Patty
secured a better view, once, Mark shifted his hand on the page so
that his thumb touched that of his pretty neighbor, who did not
remove hers as if she found the proximity either unpleasant or
improper. Patty compared her own miserable attire with that of
the hated rival in front, and also contrasted Lawyer Wilson's
appearance with that of her father; the former, well dressed in
the style of a gentleman of the time, in broadcloth, with fine
linen, and a tall silk hat carefully placed on the floor of the
pew; while Deacon Baxter wore homespun made of wool from his own
sheep, spun and woven, dyed and finished, at the fulling-mill in
the village, and carried a battered felt hat that had been a
matter of ridicule these dozen years.
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