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Chapter XVI

           Andyousee,forsuchalargehouse,thereareveryfewservants,becausemasterhasneverlivedheremuch;andwhenhedoescome,beingabachelor,heneedslittlewaitingon:butIalwaysthinkitbesttoerronthesafeside;adoorissoonfastened,anditisaswelltohaveadrawnboltbetweenoneandanymischiefthatmaybeabout. Adealofpeople,Miss,arefortrustingalltoProvidence;butIsayProvidencewillnotdispensewiththemeans,thoughHeoftenblessesthemwhentheyareuseddiscreetly." Andheresheclosedherharangue:alongoneforher,andutteredwiththedemurenessofaQuakeress. 

           Istillstoodabsolutelydumfounderedatwhatappearedtomehermiraculousself-possessionandmostinscrutablehypocrisy,whenthecookentered. 

           "Mrs.Poole,"saidshe,addressingGrace,"theservants’dinnerwillsoonbeready:willyoucomedown?" 

           "No;justputmypintofporterandbitofpuddingonatray,andI’llcarryitupstairs." 

           "You’llhavesomemeat?" 

           "Justamorsel,andatasteofcheese,that’sall." 

           "Andthesago?" 

           "Neverminditatpresent:Ishallbecomingdownbeforeteatime:I’llmakeitmyself." 

           Thecookhereturnedtome,sayingthatMrs.Fairfaxwaswaitingforme:soIdeparted. 

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