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Chapter 37

           ItisaeyeIneverknewtofailwithpaupers.Ifitfailswithher,mypowerisgone.’)

           Whetheranexceedinglysmallexpansionofeyebesufficienttoquellpaupers,who,beinglightlyfed,areinnoveryhighcondition;orwhetherthelateMrs.Corneywasparticularlyproofagainsteagleglances;aremattersofopinion.Thematteroffact,is,thatthematronwasinnowayoverpoweredbyMr.Bumble’sscowl,but,onthecontrary,treateditwithgreatdisdain,andevenraisedalaughthrereat,whichsoundedasthoughitweregenuine.

           Onhearingthismostunexpectedsound,Mr.Bumblelooked,firstincredulous,andafterwardsamazed.Hethenrelapsedintohisformerstate;nordidherousehimselfuntilhisattentionwasagainawakenedbythevoiceofhispartner.

           ‘Areyougoingtositsnoringthere,allday?’inquiredMrs.Bumble.

           ‘Iamgoingtosithere,aslongasIthinkproper,ma’am,’rejoinedMr.Bumble;‘andalthoughIwasNOTsnoring,Ishallsnore,gape,sneeze,laugh,orcry,asthehumourstrikesme;suchbeingmyprerogative.

           ‘YourPREROGATIVE!’sneeredMrs.Bumble,withineffablecontempt.

           ‘Isaidtheword,ma’am,’saidMr.Bumble.‘Theprerogativeofamanistocommand.

           ‘Andwhat’stheprerogativeofawoman,inthenameofGoodness?’criedtherelictofMr.Corneydeceased.

           ‘Toobey,ma’am,’thunderedMr.Bumble.‘Yourlateunfortunatehusbandshouldhavetaughtityou;andthen,perhaps,hemighthavebeenalivenow.Iwishhewas,poorman!’

           Mrs.

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