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Chapter 33. Mrs Merdle’s Complaint

           

           ‘Eh?Yes?’saidMrMerdle,turningtowardsher.‘Whatisit?’

           ‘Whatisit?’repeatedMrsMerdle.‘Itis,Isuppose,thatyouhavenotheardawordofmycomplaint.’

           ‘Yourcomplaint,MrsMerdle?’saidMrMerdle.‘Ididn’tknowthatyouweresufferingfromacomplaint.Whatcomplaint?’

           ‘Acomplaintofyou,’saidMrsMerdle.

           ‘Oh!Acomplaintofme,’saidMrMerdle.‘Whatisthe—whathaveI—whatmayyouhavetocomplainofinme,MrsMerdle?’

           Inhiswithdrawing,abstracted,ponderingway,ittookhimsometimetoshapethisquestion.Asakindoffaintattempttoconvincehimselfthathewasthemasterofthehouse,heconcludedbypresentinghisforefingertotheparrot,whoexpressedhisopiniononthatsubjectbyinstantlydrivinghisbillintoit.

           ‘Youweresaying,MrsMerdle,’saidMrMerdle,withhiswoundedfingerinhismouth,‘thatyouhadacomplaintagainstme?’

           ‘AcomplaintwhichIcouldscarcelyshowthejusticeofmoreemphatically,thanbyhavingtorepeatit,’saidMrsMerdle.‘Imightaswellhavestatedittothewall.Ihadfarbetterhavestatedittothebird.Hewouldatleasthavescreamed.’

           ‘Youdon’twantmetoscream,MrsMerdle,Isuppose,’saidMrMerdle,takingachair.

           ‘IndeedIdon’tknow,’retortedMrsMerdle,‘butthatyouhadbetterdothat,thanbesomoodyanddistraught.Onewouldatleastknowthatyouweresensibleofwhatwasgoingonaroundyou.’

           ‘Amanmightscream,andyetnotbethat,MrsMerdle,’saidMrMerdle,heavily.

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