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Chapter 31. Spirit

           ‘Comeup-stairs,Nandy;youknowtheway;whydon’tyoucomeup-stairs?’Hewentthelength,onthisoccasion,ofgivinghimhishandandsaying,‘Howareyou,Nandy?Areyouprettywell?’Towhichthatvocalistreturned,‘Ithankyou,honouredsir,Iamallthebetterforseeingyourhonour.’Astheywentalongtheyard,theFatheroftheMarshalseapresentedhimtoaCollegianofrecentdate.‘Anoldacquaintanceofmine,sir,anoldpensioner.’Andthensaid,‘Becovered,mygoodNandy;putyourhaton,’withgreatconsideration.

           Hispatronagedidnotstophere;forhechargedMaggytogettheteaready,andinstructedhertobuycertaintea-cakes,freshbutter,eggs,coldham,andshrimps:topurchasewhichcollationhegaveherabank-notefortenpounds,layingstrictinjunctionsonhertobecarefulofthechange.Thesepreparationswereinanadvancedstageofprogress,andhisdaughterAmyhadcomebackwithherwork,whenClennampresentedhimself;whomhemostgraciouslyreceived,andbesoughttojointheirmeal.

           ‘Amy,mylove,youknowMrClennamevenbetterthanIhavethehappinessofdoing.Fanny,mydear,youareacquaintedwithMrClennam.’Fannyacknowledgedhimhaughtily;thepositionshetacitlytookupinallsuchcasesbeingthattherewasavastconspiracytoinsultthefamilybynotunderstandingit,orsufficientlydeferringtoit,andherewasoneoftheconspirators.‘This,MrClennam,youmustknow,isanoldpensionerofmine,OldNandy,averyfaithfuloldman.

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