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A very extraordinary lady compleats this malicious
group. She does not appear to have any Christian name, but by
the gang is termed the Glove Woman, as she constantly
wears cotton-mittens. Sir Archy dryly insinuates that she keeps
her arms thus covered
because she has got the itch. She is about 48 years of age, is
above the middle height, and has a sharp face. On her chin and
upper lip there is a considerable quantity of fine downy hair,
and she is somewhat pockfretten. Always dressed in a common fawn-coloured
Norwich gown, with a plain cream-coloured camblet shawl, and
wears a chip hat covered with black silk. The glove woman is
remarkable for her skill in managing the machine. She frequently
goes abroad. The rest of the gang, but particularly Sir Archy,
are constantly bantering and plucking at her, like a number
of rooks at a strange jack-daw: she has never been known to
speak.
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