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Chapter 33

           

           AbellwithanoldvoicewhichIdaresayinitstimehadoftensaidtothehouse,Hereisthegreenfarthingale,Hereisthediamond-hiltedsword,Herearetheshoeswithredheelsandthebluesolitairesoundedgravelyinthemoonlight,andtwocherry-coloredmaidscameflutteringouttoreceiveEstella.Thedoorwaysoonabsorbedherboxes,andshegavemeherhandandasmile,andsaidgoodnight,andwasabsorbedlikewise.AndstillIstoodlookingatthehouse,thinkinghowhappyIshouldbeifIlivedtherewithher,andknowingthatIneverwashappywithher,butalwaysmiserable.

           IgotintothecarriagetobetakenbacktoHammersmith,andIgotinwithabadheart-ache,andIgotoutwithaworseheart-ache.Atourowndoor,IfoundlittleJanePocketcominghomefromalittlepartyescortedbyherlittlelover;andIenviedherlittlelover,inspiteofhisbeingsubjecttoFlopson.

           Mr.Pocketwasoutlecturing;for,hewasamostdelightfullecturerondomesticeconomy,andhistreatisesonthemanagementofchildrenandservantswereconsideredtheverybesttext-booksonthosethemes.ButMrs.Pocketwasathome,andwasinalittledifficulty,onaccountofthebaby’shavingbeenaccommodatedwithaneedle-casetokeephimquietduringtheunaccountableabsence(witharelativeintheFootGuards)ofMillers.Andmoreneedlesweremissingthanitcouldberegardedasquitewholesomeforapatientofsuchtenderyearseithertoapplyexternallyortotakeasatonic.

           Mr

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