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Briefly illustrative of two Points; first, the Power of Hysterics, and, secondly, the Force of Circu

           

           ‘Wretchedwoman,lookhere,’exclaimedthehusband.‘Lookhere,ma’am—"LinestoaBrassPot.""BrassPot";that’sme,ma’am."FalseSHE’Dhavegrown";that’syou,ma’amyou.’Withthisebullitionofrage,whichwasnotunaccompaniedwithsomethinglikeatremble,attheexpressionofhiswife’sface,Mr.PottdashedthecurrentnumberoftheEatanswillINDEPENDENTatherfeet.

           ‘Uponmyword,Sir,’saidtheastonishedMrs.Pott,stoopingtopickupthepaper.‘Uponmyword,Sir!’

           Mr.Pottwincedbeneaththecontemptuousgazeofhiswife.Hehadmadeadesperatestruggletoscrewuphiscourage,butitwasfastcomingunscrewedagain.

           Thereappearsnothingverytremendousinthislittlesentence,‘Uponmyword,sir,’whenitcomestoberead;butthetoneofvoiceinwhichitwasdelivered,andthelookthataccompaniedit,bothseemingtobearreferencetosomerevengetobethereaftervisitedupontheheadofPott,producedtheireffectuponhim.Themostunskilfulobservercouldhavedetectedinhistroubledcountenance,areadinesstoresignhisWellingtonbootstoanyefficientsubstitutewhowouldhaveconsentedtostandinthematthatmoment.

           Mrs.Pottreadtheparagraph,utteredaloudshriek,andthrewherselfatfulllengthonthehearth-rug,screaming,andtappingitwiththeheelsofhershoes,inamannerwhichcouldleavenodoubtoftheproprietyofherfeelingsontheoccasion.

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