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Chapter 6. The Father of the Marshalsea

           Whatbetweentheburyinground,thegrocer’s,thewaggon-stables,andthepaunchtrade,theMarshalseafliesgetsverylarge.P’rapsthey’resentasaconsolation,ifweonlyknow’dit.Howareyounow,mydear?Nobetter?No,mydear,itain’ttobeexpected;you’llbeworsebeforeyou’rebetter,andyouknowit,don’tyou?Yes.That’sright!Andtothinkofasweetlittlecherubbeingborninsidethelock!Nowain’titpretty,ain’tthatsomethingtocarryyouthroughitpleasant?Why,weain’thadsuchathinghappenhere,mydear,notforIcouldn’tnamethetimewhen.Andyouacryingtoo?’saidMrsBangham,torallythepatientmoreandmore.‘You!Makingyourselfsofamous!Withthefliesafallingintothegallipotsbyfifties!Andeverythingagoingonsowell!Andhereifthereain’t,’saidMrsBanghamasthedooropened,‘ifthereain’tyourdeargentlemanalongwithDrHaggage!Andnowindeedwearecomplete,Ithink!’

           Thedoctorwasscarcelythekindofapparitiontoinspireapatientwithasenseofabsolutecompleteness,butashepresentlydeliveredtheopinion,‘Weareasrightaswecanbe,MrsBangham,andweshallcomeoutofthislikeahouseafire;’andasheandMrsBanghamtookpossessionofthepoorhelplesspair,aseverybodyelseandanybodyelsehadalwaysdone,themeansathandwereasgoodonthewholeasbetterwouldhavebeen.ThespecialfeatureinDrHaggage’streatmentofthecase,washisdeterminationtokeepMrsBanghamuptothemark.

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