Dutiful Friendship

           AgreatannualoccasionhascomeroundintheestablishmentofMr.MatthewBagnet,otherwiseLignumVitae,ex-artillerymanandpresentbassoon-player.Anoccasionoffeastingandfestival.Thecelebrationofabirthdayinthefamily.ItisnotMr.Bagnet’sbirthday.Mr.Bagnetmerelydistinguishesthatepochinthemusicalinstrumentbusinessbykissingthechildrenwithanextrasmackbeforebreakfast,smokinganadditionalpipeafterdinner,andwonderingtowardseveningwhathispooroldmotheristhinkingaboutitasubjectofinfinitespeculation,andrenderedsobyhismotherhavingdepartedthislifetwentyyears.Somemenrarelyreverttotheirfather,butseem,inthebank-booksoftheirremembrance,tohavetransferredallthestockoffilialaffectionintotheirmother’sname.Mr.Bagnetisoneofthese.Perhapshisexaltedappreciationofthemeritsoftheoldgirlcauseshimusuallytomakethenoun-substantive"goodness"ofthefemininegender.Itisnotthebirthdayofoneofthethreechildren.Thoseoccasionsarekeptwithsomemarksofdistinction,buttheyrarelyoverleaptheboundsofhappyreturnsandapudding.OnyoungWoolwich’slastbirthday,Mr.

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