"It is rather large to get around in a week," answered Ames,pleasantly.。, The latter departed, and at one o'clock reappeared, stunninglyarrayed in a dark-blue walking dress, with a nobby hat to match.Carrie had gotten herself up charmingly enough, but this womanpained her by contrast. She seemed to have so many dainty littlethings which Carrie had not. There were trinkets of gold, anelegant green leather purse set with her initials, a fancyhandkerchief, exceedingly rich in design, and the like. Carriefelt that she needed more and better clothes to compare with thiswoman, and that any one looking at the two would pick Mrs. Vancefor her raiment alone. It was a trying, though rather unjustthought, for Carrie had now developed an equally pleasing figure,and had grown in comeliness until she was a thoroughly attractivetype of her colour of beauty. There was some difference in theclothing of the two, both of quality and age, but this differencewas not especially noticeable. It served, however, to augmentCarrie's dissatisfaction with her state.