And in those nightly conclaves in which the two ladies indulged after their parties, and while Miss Payne was "brushing their 'airs," as she called the yellow locks of the one and the soft brown tresses of the other, this girl always put in her word for that dear good gentleman Major Dobbin. 
In the evening when Miss Payne was brushing Amelia's hair, she always put in her word for that dear good Major Dobbin.
