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Chapter 36

           Filledwiththisaffectionateandtouchingsorrow,hehadsolemnlyconfidedhertohissonSampsonasaninvaluableauxiliary;andfromtheoldgentleman’sdeceasetotheperiodofwhichwetreat,MissSallyBrasshadbeenthepropandpillarofhisbusiness.

           Itisobviousthat,havingdevotedherselffrominfancytothisonepursuitandstudy,MissBrasscouldknowbutlittleoftheworld,otherwisethaninconnectionwiththelaw;andthatfromaladygiftedwithsuchhightastes,proficiencyinthosegentlerandsofterartsinwhichwomenusuallyexcel,wasscarcelytobelookedfor.MissSally’saccomplishmentswereallofamasculineandstrictlylegalkind.Theybeganwiththepracticeofanattorneyandtheyendedwithit.Shewasinastateoflawfulinnocence,sotospeak.Thelawhadbeenhernurse.And,asbandy-legsorsuchphysicaldeformitiesinchildrenareheldtobetheconsequenceofbadnursing,so,ifinamindsobeautifulanymoraltwistorhandinesscouldbefound,MissSallyBrass’snursewasalonetoblame.

           Itwasuponthislady,then,thatMrSwivellerburstinfullfreshnessassomethingnewandhithertoundreamedof,lightinguptheofficewithscrapsofsongandmerriment,conjuringwithinkstandsandboxesofwafers,catchingthreeorangesinonehand,balancingstoolsuponhischinandpenknivesonhisnose,andconstantlyperformingahundredotherfeatswithequalingenuity;forwithsuchunbendingsdidRichard,inMrBrass’sabsence,relievethetediumofhisconfinement.

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