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Chapter 33. Mrs Merdle’s Complaint

           IfyouwerenotanornamenttoSociety,andifIwasnotabenefactortoSociety,youandIwouldneverhavecometogether.WhenIsayabenefactortoit,Imeanapersonwhoprovidesitwithallsortsofexpensivethingstoeatanddrinkandlookat.But,totellmethatIamnotfitforitafterallIhavedoneforit—afterallIhavedoneforit,’repeatedMrMerdle,withawildemphasisthatmadehiswifeliftuphereyelids,‘afterall—all!—totellmeIhavenorighttomixwithitafterall,isaprettyreward.’

           ‘Isay,’answeredMrsMerdlecomposedly,‘thatyououghttomakeyourselffitforitbybeingmoredegage,andlesspreoccupied.Thereisapositivevulgarityincarryingyourbusinessaffairsaboutwithyouasyoudo.’

           ‘HowdoIcarrythemabout,MrsMerdle?’askedMrMerdle.

           ‘Howdoyoucarrythemabout?’saidMrsMerdle.‘Lookatyourselfintheglass.’

           MrMerdleinvoluntarilyturnedhiseyesinthedirectionofthenearestmirror,andasked,withaslowdeterminationofhisturbidbloodtohistemples,whetheramanwastobecalledtoaccountforhisdigestion?

           ‘Youhaveaphysician,’saidMrsMerdle.

           ‘Hedoesmenogood,’saidMrMerdle.

           MrsMerdlechangedherground.

           ‘Besides,’saidshe,‘yourdigestionisnonsense.Idon’tspeakofyourdigestion.Ispeakofyourmanner.’

           ‘MrsMerdle,’returnedherhusband,‘Ilooktoyouforthat.Yousupplymanner,andIsupplymoney.’

           ‘Idon’texpectyou,’saidMrsMerdle,reposingeasilyamonghercushions,‘tocaptivatepeople.

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