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The Further Adventures of Toad

           "Allthegentrycometomewouldn’tgotoanyoneelseiftheywerepaid,theyknowmesowell.Yousee,Iunderstandmyworkthoroughly,andattendtoitallmyself.Washing,ironing,clear-starching,makingupgents’fineshirtsforeveningweareverything’sdoneundermyowneye!"

           "Butsurelyyoudon’tdoallthatworkyourself,ma’am?"askedthebarge-womanrespectfully.

           "O,Ihavegirls,"saidToadlightly:"twentygirlsorthereabouts,alwaysatwork.Butyouknowwhatgirlsare,ma’am!Nastylittlehussies,that’swhatIcall’em!"

           "SodoI,too,"saidthebarge-womanwithgreatheartiness."ButIdaresayyousetyourstorights,theidletrollops!Andareyouveryfondofwashing?"

           "Iloveit,"saidToad."Isimplydoteonit.NeversohappyaswhenI’vegotbotharmsinthewash-tub.But,then,itcomessoeasytome!Notroubleatall!Arealpleasure,Iassureyou,ma’am!"

           "Whatabitofluck,meetingyou!"observedthebarge-woman,thoughtfully."Aregularpieceofgoodfortuneforbothofus!"

           "Why,whatdoyoumean?"askedToad,nervously.

           "Well,lookatme,now,"repliedthebarge-woman."Ilikewashing,too,justthesameasyoudo;andforthatmatter,whetherIlikeitornotIhavegottodoallmyown,naturally,movingaboutasIdo.

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