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Chapter 19. The Father of the Marshalsea in two or three Relations

           

           Shesoothedhim;askedhimforhisforgivenessifshehadbeen,orseemedtohavebeen,undutiful;toldhim,Heavenknowstruly,thatshecouldnothonourhimmoreifhewerethefavouriteofFortuneandthewholeworldacknowledgedhim.Whenhistearsweredried,andhesobbedinhisweaknessnolonger,andwasfreefromthattouchofshame,andhadrecoveredhisusualbearing,shepreparedtheremainsofhissupperafresh,and,sittingbyhisside,rejoicedtoseehimeatanddrink.Fornowhesatinhisblackvelvetcapandoldgreygown,magnanimousagain;andwouldhavecomportedhimselftowardsanyCollegianwhomighthavelookedintoaskhisadvice,likeagreatmoralLordChesterfield,orMasteroftheethicalceremoniesoftheMarshalsea.

           Tokeephisattentionengaged,shetalkedwithhimabouthiswardrobe;whenhewaspleasedtosay,thatYes,indeed,thoseshirtssheproposedwouldbeexceedinglyacceptable,forthosehehadwerewornout,and,beingready-made,hadneverfittedhim.Beingconversational,andinareasonableflowofspirits,hetheninvitedherattentiontohiscoatasithungbehindthedoor:remarkingthattheFatheroftheplacewouldsetanindifferentexampletohischildren,alreadydisposedtobeslovenly,ifhewentamongthemoutatelbows.Hewasjocular,too,astotheheelingofhisshoes;butbecamegraveonthesubjectofhiscravat,andpromisedherthat,whenshecouldaffordit,sheshouldbuyhimanewone.

           Whilehesmokedouthiscigarinpeace,shemadehisbed,andputthesmallroominorderforhisrepose.

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