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Chapter 33

           

           Herthoughtwasnotveinedbyanysolemnityorpathosabouttheoldmanonthebed:suchsentimentsareeasiertoaffectthantofeelaboutanagedcreaturewhoselifeisnotvisiblyanythingbutaremnantofvices.ShehadalwaysseenthemostdisagreeablesideofMr.Featherstone.hewasnotproudofher,andshewasonlyusefultohim.Tobeanxiousaboutasoulthatisalwayssnappingatyoumustbelefttothesaintsoftheearth;andMarywasnotoneofthem.Shehadneverreturnedhimaharshword,andhadwaitedonhimfaithfully:thatwasherutmost.OldFeatherstonehimselfwasnotintheleastanxiousabouthissoul,andhaddeclinedtoseeMr.Tuckeronthesubject.

           To-nighthehadnotsnapped,andforthefirsthourortwohelayremarkablystill,untilatlastMaryheardhimrattlinghisbunchofkeysagainstthetinboxwhichhealwayskeptinthebedbesidehim.Aboutthreeo’clockhesaid,withremarkabledistinctness,"Missy,comehere!"

           Maryobeyed,andfoundthathehadalreadydrawnthetinboxfromundertheclothes,thoughheusuallyaskedtohavethisdoneforhim;andhehadselectedthekey.Henowunlockedthebox,and,drawingfromitanotherkey,lookedstraightatherwitheyesthatseemedtohaverecoveredalltheirsharpnessandsaid,"Howmanyof’emareinthehouse?"

           "Youmeanofyourownrelations,sir,"saidMary,wellusedtotheoldman’swayofspeech.Henoddedslightlyandshewenton.

           "Mr.

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