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Chapter 13. Patriarchal

           

           ‘OhgoodgraciousmeIhopeyouneverkeptyourselfabachelorsolongonmyaccount!’titteredFlora;‘butofcourseyouneverdidwhyshouldyou,praydon’tanswer,Idon’tknowwhereI’mrunningto,ohdotellmesomethingabouttheChineseladieswhethertheireyesarereallysolongandnarrowalwaysputtingmeinmindofmother-of-pearlfishatcardsanddotheyreallyweartailsdowntheirbackandplaitedtooorisitonlythemen,andwhentheypulltheirhairsoverytightofftheirforeheadsdon’ttheyhurtthemselves,andwhydotheysticklittlebellsallovertheirbridgesandtemplesandhatsandthingsordon’ttheyreallydoit?’Floragavehimanotherofheroldglances.Instantlyshewentonagain,asifhehadspokeninreplyforsometime.

           ‘Thenit’salltrueandtheyreallydo!goodgraciousArthur!—prayexcuseme—oldhabit—MrClennamfarmoreproper—whatacountrytoliveinforsolongatime,andwithsomanylanternsandumbrellastoohowverydarkandwettheclimateoughttobeandnodoubtactuallyis,andthesumsofmoneythatmustbemadebythosetwotradeswhereeverybodycarriesthemandhangsthemeverywhere,thelittleshoestooandthefeetscrewedbackininfancyisquitesurprising,whatatravelleryouare!’

           Inhisridiculousdistress,Clennamreceivedanotheroftheoldglanceswithoutintheleastknowingwhattodowithit.

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