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Chapter 4

           

           Movedbytheseconsiderations,astoutladyopenedtheproceedingsbyinquiring,withanairofgreatconcernandsympathy,howMrQuilpwas;whereuntoMrQuilp’swife’smotherrepliedsharply,‘Oh!Hewaswellenoughnothingmuchwaseverythematterwithhimandillweedsweresuretothrive.’Alltheladiesthensighedinconcert,shooktheirheadsgravely,andlookedatMrsQuilpasamartyr.

           ‘Ah!’saidthespokeswoman,‘Iwishyou’dgiveheralittleofyouradvice,MrsJiniwin’MrsQuilphadbeenaMissJiniwinitshouldbeobserved‘nobodyknowsbetterthanyou,ma’am,whatuswomenowetoourselves.’

           ‘Oweindeed,ma’am!’repliedMrsJiniwin.‘Whenmypoorhusband,herdearfather,wasalive,ifhehadeverventuredacrosswordtome,I’dhaveThegoodoldladydidnotfinishthesentence,butshetwistedofftheheadofashrimpwithavindictivenesswhichseemedtoimplythattheactionwasinsomedegreeasubstituteforwords.Inthislightitwasclearlyunderstoodbytheotherparty,whoimmediatelyrepliedwithgreatapprobation,‘Youquiteenterintomyfeelings,ma’am,andit’sjistwhatI’ddomyself.’

           ‘Butyouhavenocalltodoit,’saidMrsJiniwin.‘Luckilyforyou,youhavenomoreoccasiontodoitthanIhad.’

           ‘Nowomanneedhave,ifshewastruetoherself,’rejoinedthestoutlady.

           ‘Doyouhearthat,Betsy?’saidMrsJiniwin,inawarningvoice.

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