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Mrs. Sparsit’s Staircase

           

           ‘Inasimilarmanner,ma’am,’saidBounderby,‘Icanwait,youknow.IfRomulusandRemuscouldwait,JosiahBounderbycanwait.TheywerebetteroffintheiryouththanIwas,however.Theyhadashe-wolfforanurse;Ihadonlyashe-wolfforagrandmother.Shedidn’tgiveanymilk,ma’am;shegavebruises.ShewasaregularAlderneyatthat.’

           ‘Ah!’Mrs.Sparsitsighedandshuddered.

           ‘No,ma’am,’continuedBounderby,‘Ihavenotheardanythingmoreaboutit.It’sinhand,though;andyoungTom,whoratherstickstobusinessatpresentsomethingnewforhim;hehadn’ttheschoolingIhadishelping.Myinjunctionis,Keepitquiet,andletitseemtoblowover.Dowhatyoulikeundertherose,butdon’tgiveasignofwhatyou’reabout;orhalfahundredof’emwillcombinetogetherandgetthisfellowwhohasbolted,outofreachforgood.Keepitquiet,andthethieveswillgrowinconfidencebylittleandlittle,andweshallhave’em.’

           ‘Verysagaciousindeed,sir,’saidMrs.Sparsit.‘Veryinteresting.Theoldwomanyoumentioned,sir

           ‘TheoldwomanImentioned,ma’am,’saidBounderby,cuttingthemattershort,asitwasnothingtoboastabout,‘isnotlaidholdof;but,shemaytakeheroathshewillbe,ifthatisanysatisfactiontohervillainousoldmind.Inthemeantime,ma’am,Iamofopinion,ifyouaskmemyopinion,thatthelesssheistalkedabout,thebetter.’

           Thesameevening,Mrs.

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