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Chapter 16. Nobody’s Weakness

           

           ‘Nowthere,’saidMrMeaglessoftly,ashegaveaturntothedumb-waiteronhisrighthandtotwirlthesugartowardshimself.‘There’sagirlwhomightbelostandruined,ifshewasn’tamongpracticalpeople.MotherandIknow,solelyfrombeingpractical,thattherearetimeswhenthatgirl’swholenatureseemstoroughenitselfagainstseeingussoboundupinPet.Nofatherandmotherwereboundupinher,poorsoul.Idon’tliketothinkofthewayinwhichthatunfortunatechild,withallthatpassionandprotestinher,feelswhenshehearstheFifthCommandmentonaSunday.Iamalwaysinclinedtocallout,Church,Countfive-and-twenty,Tattycoram.’

           Besideshisdumb-waiter,MrMeagleshadtwoothernotdumbwaitersinthepersonsoftwoparlour-maidswithrosyfacesandbrighteyes,whowereahighlyornamentalpartofthetabledecoration.‘Andwhynot,yousee?’saidMrMeaglesonthishead.‘AsIalwayssaytoMother,whynothavesomethingprettytolookat,ifyouhaveanythingatall?’

           AcertainMrsTickit,whowasCookandHousekeeperwhenthefamilywereathome,andHousekeeperonlywhenthefamilywereaway,completedtheestablishment.MrMeaglesregrettedthatthenatureofthedutiesinwhichshewasengaged,renderedMrsTickitunpresentableatpresent,buthopedtointroducehertothenewvisitorto-morrow.ShewasanimportantpartoftheCottage,hesaid,andallhisfriendsknewher.Thatwasherpictureupinthecorner.

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