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Chapter 29. Mrs Flintwinch goes on Dreaming

           

           ‘Wheremaytheladybewhohaslosttheuseofherlimbs,madam?’heinquired,withthatpeculiarsmilewhichMistressAfferycouldnotchoosebutkeephereyesupon.

           ‘Upthere!’saidAffery.‘Themtwowindows.’

           ‘Hah!Iamofafairsize,butcouldnothavethehonourofpresentingmyselfinthatroomwithoutaladder.Now,madam,frankly—franknessisapartofmycharacter—shallIopenthedoorforyou?’

           ‘Yes,blessyou,sir,foradearcreetur,anddoitatonce,’criedAffery,‘forshemaybea-callingtomeatthisverypresentminute,ormaybesettingherselfafireandburningherselftodeath,orthere’snoknowingwhatmaybehappeningtoher,andmea-goingoutofmymindatthinkingofit!’

           ‘Stay,mygoodmadam!’Herestrainedherimpatiencewithasmoothwhitehand.‘Business-hours,Iapprehend,areoverfortheday?’

           ‘Yes,yes,yes,’criedAffery.‘Longago.’

           ‘Letmemake,then,afairproposal.Fairnessisapartofmycharacter.Iamjustlandedfromthepacket-boat,asyoumaysee.’Heshowedherthathiscloakwasverywet,andthathisbootsweresaturatedwithwater;shehadpreviouslyobservedthathewasdishevelledandsallow,asiffromaroughvoyage,andsochilledthathecouldnotkeephisteethfromchattering.‘Iamjustlandedfromthepacket-boat,madam,andhavebeendelayedbytheweather:theinfernalweather!Inconsequenceofthis,madam,somenecessarybusinessthatIshouldotherwisehavetransactedherewithintheregularhours(necessarybusinessbecausemoney-business),stillremainstobedone.

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