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Chapter 34

           

           ‘Comein!’saidDick.‘Don’tstanduponceremony.ThebusinesswillgetrathercomplicatedifI’vemanymorecustomers.Comein!’

           ‘Oh,please,’saidalittlevoiceverylowdowninthedoorway,‘willyoucomeandshowthelodgings?’

           Dickleantoverthetable,anddescriedasmallslipshodgirlinadirtycoarseapronandbib,whichleftnothingofhervisiblebutherfaceandfeet.Shemightaswellhavebeendressedinaviolin-case.

           ‘Why,whoareyou?’saidDick.

           Towhichtheonlyreplywas,‘Oh,pleasewillyoucomeandshowthelodgings?’

           Thereneverwassuchanold-fashionedchildinherlooksandmanner.Shemusthavebeenatworkfromhercradle.SheseemedasmuchafraidofDick,asDickwasamazedather.

           ‘Ihav’n’tgotanythingtodowiththelodgings,’saidDick.‘Tell‘emtocallagain.’

           ‘Oh,butpleasewillyoucomeandshowthelodgings,’returnedthegirl;‘It’seighteenshillingsaweekandusfindingplateandlinen.Bootsandclothesisextra,andfiresinwinter-timeiseightpenceaday.’

           ‘Whydon’tyoushow‘emyourself?Youseemtoknowallabout‘em,’saidDick.

           ‘MissSallysaidIwasn’tto,becausepeoplewouldn’tbelievetheattendancewasgoodiftheysawhowsmallIwasfirst.’

           ‘Well,butthey’llseehowsmallyouareafterwards,won’tthey?’saidDick.

           ‘Ah!Butthenthey’llhavetaken‘emforafortnightcertain,’repliedthechildwithashrewdlook;‘andpeopledon’tlikemovingwhenthey’reoncesettled.’

           ‘Thisisaqueersortofthing,’mutteredDick,rising.

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