Gorgon- A repulsive woman. In Greek mythology it was a woman with snakes for hair, and to look at her would turn you to stone.
Marechal Niel- Exquisite yellow rose.
Dog-cart- Fashionable open carriage
Lorgnette- Eyeglasses held up by a handle
Gower Street omnibus- horse-drawn public transportation system
Tories- Conservatives of the Tory party
Footman- Uniformed servant
Quixotic- Striving for an unattainable vision that realistically cannot be reached. Term coined after Don Quixote.
Apoplexy- A stroke
