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Chapter 13. The Progress of an Epidemic

           MrPlornish,whohadasmallshareinasmallbuilder’sbusinessintheneighbourhood,said,trowelinhand,onthetopsofscaffoldsandonthetilesofhouses,thatpeopledidtellhimasMrMerdlewastheone,mindyou,toputusalltorightsinrespectsofthatwhichallonuslookedto,andtobringusallsafehomeasmuchasweneeded,mindyou,furtoebebrought.MrBaptist,solelodgerofMrandMrsPlornishwasreputedinwhisperstolaybythesavingswhichweretheresultofhissimpleandmoderatelife,forinvestmentinoneofMrMerdle’scertainenterprises.ThefemaleBleedingHearts,whentheycameforouncesoftea,andhundredweightsoftalk,gaveMrsPlornishtounderstand,Thathow,ma’am,theyhadheardfromtheircousinMaryAnne,whichworkedintheline,thathislady’sdresseswouldfillthreewaggons.Thathowshewasashandsomealady,ma’am,aslived,nomatterwheres,andabusklikemarbleitself.Thathow,accordingtowhattheywastold,ma’am,itwashersonbyaformerhusbandaswastookintotheGovernment;andaGeneralhehadbeen,andarmieshehadmarchedagainandvictorycrowned,ifallyouheardwastobebelieved.ThathowitwasreportedthatMrMerdle’swordshadbeen,thatiftheycouldhavemadeitworthhiswhiletotakethewholeGovernmenthewouldhavetookitwithoutaprofit,butthattakeithecouldnotandstandaloss.

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