"Her ladyship is all courtesy and kindness to me; but her demeanor
to some others, particularly to poor Allen, is such as quite pains
me to witness. He is really treated like a negro slave. 'Mr. Allen,
go into my drawing-room and bring my reticule.' 'Mr. Allen, go and
see what can be the matter that they do not bring up dinner.' 'Mr.
Allen, there is not turtle-soup enough for you. You must take
gravy-soup or none.' Yet I scarcely pity the man. He has an
independent income, and if he can stoop to be ordered about like a
footman I cannot so much blame her for the contempt with which she
treats him."