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Chapter 13
It’samercyt’bothomisn’tdeavedout!"
Itwasratheraroughmess,Iown,whenpouredintothebasins;fourhadbeenprovided,andagallonpitcherofnewmilkwasbroughtfromthedairy,whichHaretonseizedandcomenceddrinkingandspillingfromtheexpansivelip.Iexpostulated,anddesiredthatheshouldhavehisinamug;affirmingthatIcouldnottastetheliquidtreatedsodirtily.Theoldcynicchosetobevastlyoffendedatthisnicety;assuringme,repeatedly,that"thebairnwaseverybitasgood"asI,"andeverybitaswollsome,"andwonderinghowIcouldfashiontobesoconceited.Meanwhile,theinfantruffiancontinuedsucking;andgloweredatmedefyingly,asheslaveredintothejug.
"Ishallhavemysupperinanotherroom,"Isaid."Haveyounoplaceyoucallaparlour?"
"Parlour!"heechoedsneeringly,"parlour!Nay,we’venoaparlours.Ifyahdunnutloikewercompany,there’smaister’s;un’ifyahdunnotloikemaister,there’sus."
"ThenIshallgoupstairs!"Ianswered;"showmeachamber."
Iputmybasinonatray,andwentmyselftofetchsomemoremilk.Withgreatgrumblings,thefellowrose,andprecededmeinmyascent:wemountedtothegarrets;heopenedadoor,nowandthen,tolookintotheapartmentswepassed.
"Here’sarahm,"hesaid,atlast,flingingbackacrankyboardonhinges."It’sweeleneughtoateafewporridgein.
