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Crawley of Queen’s Crawley

           Tinkeratthismomentmadeherappearancewithapipeandapaperoftobacco,forwhichshehadbeendespatchedaminutebeforeMissSharp’sarrival;andshehandedthearticlesovertoSirPitt,whohadtakenhisseatbythefire.

           "Where’sthefarden?"saidhe."Igaveyouthreehalfpence.Where’sthechange,oldTinker?"

           "There!"repliedMrs.Tinker,flingingdownthecoin;it’sonlybaronetsascaresaboutfarthings."

           "Afarthingadayissevenshillingsayear,"answeredtheM.P.;"sevenshillingsayearistheinterestofsevenguineas.Takecareofyourfarthings,oldTinker,andyourguineaswillcomequitenat’ral."

           "Youmaybesureit’sSirPittCrawley,youngwoman,"saidMrs.Tinker,surlily;"becausehelookstohisfarthings.You’llknowhimbetteraforelong."

           "Andlikemenonetheworse,MissSharp,"saidtheoldgentleman,withanairalmostofpoliteness."ImustbejustbeforeI’mgenerous."

           "Henevergaveawayafarthinginhislife,"growledTinker.

           "Never,andneverwill:it’sagainstmyprinciple.Goandgetanotherchairfromthekitchen,Tinker,ifyouwanttositdown;andthenwe’llhaveabitofsupper."

           Presentlythebaronetplungedaforkintothesaucepanonthefire,andwithdrewfromthepotapieceoftripeandanonion,whichhedividedintoprettyequalportions,andofwhichhepartookwithMrs.Tinker.

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