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Chapter 13. The Progress of an Epidemic

           Afaithfuldogwasrepresentedasflyingatthelegsofthefriendlyvisitor,fromthethreshold;andacircularpigeon-house,envelopedinacloudofpigeons,arosefrombehindthegarden-paling.Onthedoor(whenitwasshut),appearedthesemblanceofabrass-plate,presentingtheinscription,HappyCottage,T.andM.Plornish;thepartnershipexpressingmanandwife.NoPoetryandnoArtevercharmedtheimaginationmorethantheunionofthetwointhiscounterfeitcottagecharmedMrsPlornish.ItwasnothingtoherthatPlornishhadahabitofleaningagainstitashesmokedhispipeafterwork,whenhishatblottedoutthepigeon-houseandallthepigeons,whenhisbackswallowedupthedwelling,whenhishandsinhispocketsuprootedthebloominggardenandlaidwastetheadjacentcountry.ToMrsPlornish,itwasstillamostbeautifulcottage,amostwonderfuldeception;anditmadenodifferencethatMrPlornish’seyewassomeinchesabovethelevelofthegablebed-roominthethatch.Tocomeoutintotheshopafteritwasshut,andhearherfathersingasonginsidethiscottage,wasaperfectPastoraltoMrsPlornish,theGoldenAgerevived.Andtrulyifthatfamousperiodhadbeenrevived,orhadeverbeenatall,itmaybedoubtedwhetheritwouldhaveproducedmanymoreheartilyadmiringdaughtersthanthepoorwoman.

           Warnedofavisitorbythetinklingbellattheshop-door,MrsPlornishcameoutofHappyCottagetoseewhoitmightbe.

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