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Chapter 33. Mrs Merdle’s Complaint

           

           ‘Andmightbedogged,asyouareatpresent,withoutscreaming,’returnedMrsMerdle.‘That’sverytrue.IfyouwishtoknowthecomplaintImakeagainstyou,itis,insomanyplainwords,thatyoureallyoughtnottogointoSocietyunlessyoucanaccommodateyourselftoSociety.’

           MrMerdle,sotwistinghishandsintowhathairhehaduponhisheadthatheseemedtolifthimselfupbyitashestartedoutofhischair,cried:

           ‘Why,inthenameofalltheinfernalpowers,MrsMerdle,whodoesmoreforSocietythanIdo?Doyouseethesepremises,MrsMerdle?Doyouseethisfurniture,MrsMerdle?Doyoulookintheglassandseeyourself,MrsMerdle?Doyouknowthecostofallthis,andwhoit’sallprovidedfor?AndyetwillyoutellmethatIoughtn’ttogointoSociety?I,whoshowermoneyuponitinthisway?I,whomightalwaysbesaid—to—to—toharnessmyselftoawatering-cartfullofmoney,andgoaboutsaturatingSocietyeverydayofmylife.’

           ‘Pray,don’tbeviolent,MrMerdle,’saidMrsMerdle.

           ‘Violent?’saidMrMerdle.‘Youareenoughtomakemedesperate.Youdon’tknowhalfofwhatIdotoaccommodateSociety.Youdon’tknowanythingofthesacrificesImakeforit.’

           ‘Iknow,’returnedMrsMerdle,‘thatyoureceivethebestintheland.IknowthatyoumoveinthewholeSocietyofthecountry.AndIbelieveIknow(indeed,nottomakeanyridiculouspretenceaboutit,IknowIknow)whosustainsyouinit,MrMerdle.’

           ‘MrsMerdle,’retortedthatgentleman,wipinghisdullredandyellowface,‘Iknowthataswellasyoudo.

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