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           Sparsit,tosomeoneinside,‘comeout,orwe’llhaveyoudraggedout!’

           Hereupon,nootherthanthemysteriousoldwomandescended.WhomMrs.Sparsitincontinentlycollared.

           ‘Leaveheralone,everybody!’criedMrs.Sparsit,withgreatenergy.‘Letnobodytouchher.Shebelongstome.Comein,ma’am!’thensaidMrs.Sparsit,reversingherformerwordofcommand.‘Comein,ma’am,orwe’llhaveyoudraggedin!’

           Thespectacleofamatronofclassicaldeportment,seizinganancientwomanbythethroat,andhaulingherintoadwelling-house,wouldhavebeenunderanycircumstances,sufficienttemptationtoalltrueEnglishstragglerssoblestastowitnessit,toforceawayintothatdwelling-houseandseethematterout.ButwhenthephenomenonwasenhancedbythenotorietyandmysterybythistimeassociatedalloverthetownwiththeBankrobbery,itwouldhaveluredthestragglersin,withanirresistibleattraction,thoughtheroofhadbeenexpectedtofallupontheirheads.Accordingly,thechancewitnessesontheground,consistingofthebusiestoftheneighbourstothenumberofsomefive-and-twenty,closedinafterSissyandRachael,astheyclosedinafterMrs.Sparsitandherprize;andthewholebodymadeadisorderlyirruptionintoMr.Bounderby’sdining-room,wherethepeoplebehindlostnotamoment’stimeinmountingonthechairs,togetthebetterofthepeopleinfront.

           ‘FetchMr.Bounderbydown!’criedMrs.Sparsit.‘Rachael,youngwoman;youknowwhothisis?’

           ‘It’sMrs.Pegler,’saidRachael.

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