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Chapter 4
Ithoughthehad,andaddedthatheseemedgreatlyattachedtothem.
"Youthinkhewouldbeupset,"shequeried,"ifIgaveamanasovereigntotakethemawayandburythem?"
IansweredthatIthoughthewouldneversmileagain.
Anideastruckher. Shesaid:
"Doyoumindkeepingthemforhim? Letmesendthemroundtoyou."
"Madam,"Ireplied,"formyselfIlikethesmellofcheese,andthejourneytheotherdaywiththemfromLiverpoolIshalleverlookbackuponasahappyendingtoapleasantholiday. But,inthisworld,wemustconsiderothers. TheladyunderwhoseroofIhavethehonourofresidingisawidow,and,forallIknow,possiblyanorphantoo. Shehasastrong,Imaysayaneloquent,objectiontobeingwhatsheterms‘putupon.’ Thepresenceofyourhusband’scheesesinherhouseshewould,Iinstinctivelyfeel,regardasa‘putupon’; anditshallneverbesaidthatIputuponthewidowandtheorphan."
"Verywell,then,"saidmyfriend’swife,rising,"allIhavetosayis,thatIshalltakethechildrenandgotoanhoteluntilthosecheesesareeaten. Ideclinetoliveanylongerinthesamehousewiththem."
Shekeptherword,leavingtheplaceinchargeofthecharwoman,who,whenaskedifshecouldstandthesmell,replied,"Whatsmell?" andwho,whentakenclosetothecheesesandtoldtosniffhard,saidshecoulddetectafaintodourofmelons. Itwasarguedfromthisthatlittleinjurycouldresulttothewomanfromtheatmosphere,andshewasleft.
