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Chapter 59

           

           ‘Awidow,Ithink?anindustriouswidow?’

           ‘Aharder-workingwomanorabettermotherneverlived,Sir.’

           ‘Ah!’criedBrass.‘That’saffecting,trulyaffecting.Apoorwidowstrugglingtomaintainherorphansindecencyandcomfort,isadeliciouspictureofhumangoodness.Putdownyourhat,Kit.’

           ‘ThankyouSir,Imustbegoingdirectly.’

           ‘Putitdownwhileyoustay,atanyrate,’saidBrass,takingitfromhimandmakingsomeconfusionamongthepapers,infindingaplaceforitonthedesk.‘Iwasthinking,Kit,thatwehaveoftenhousestoletforpeopleweareconcernedfor,andmattersofthatsort.Nowyouknowwe’reobligedtoputpeopleintothosehousestotakecareof‘emveryoftenundeservingpeoplethatwecan’tdependupon.What’stopreventourhavingapersonthatwecandependupon,andenjoyingthedelightofdoingagoodactionatthesametime?Isay,what’stopreventouremployingthisworthywoman,yourmother?Whatwithonejobandanother,there’slodgingandgoodlodgingtooprettywellalltheyearround,rentfree,andaweeklyallowancebesides,Kit,thatwouldprovideherwithagreatmanycomfortsshedon’tatpresentenjoy.Nowwhatdoyouthinkofthat?Doyouseeanyobjection?Myonlydesireistoserveyou,Kit;thereforeifyoudo,saysofreely.’

           AsBrassspoke,hemovedthehattwiceorthrice,andshuffledamongthepapersagain,asifinsearchofsomething.

           ‘HowcanIseeanyobjectiontosuchakindoffer,sir?’repliedKitwithhiswholeheart.‘Idon’tknowhowtothankyousir,Idon’tindeed.

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