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In Which Mr. Osborne Takes Down the Family Bible

           OsbornewouldretireofaSundayforenoonwhennotmindedtogotochurch;andherepassthemorninginhiscrimsonleatherchair,readingthepaper.Acoupleofglazedbook-caseswerehere,containingstandardworksinstoutgiltbindings.The"AnnualRegister,"the"Gentleman’sMagazine,""Blair’sSermons,"and"HumeandSmollett."Fromyear’sendtoyear’sendhenevertookoneofthesevolumesfromtheshelf;buttherewasnomemberofthefamilythatwoulddareforhislifetotouchoneofthebooks,exceptuponthoserareSundayeveningswhentherewasnodinner-party,andwhenthegreatscarletBibleandPrayer-bookweretakenoutfromthecornerwheretheystoodbesidehiscopyofthePeerage,andtheservantsbeingrunguptothediningparlour,Osbornereadtheeveningservicetohisfamilyinaloudgratingpompousvoice.Nomemberofthehousehold,child,ordomestic,everenteredthatroomwithoutacertainterror.Herehecheckedthehousekeeper’saccounts,andoverhauledthebutler’scellar-book.Hencehecouldcommand,acrossthecleangravelcourt-yard,thebackentranceofthestableswithwhichoneofhisbellscommunicated,andintothisyardthecoachmanissuedfromhispremisesasintoadock,andOsbornesworeathimfromthestudywindow.FourtimesayearMissWirtenteredthisapartmenttogethersalary;andhisdaughterstoreceivetheirquarterlyallowance.Georgeasaboyhadbeenhorsewhippedinthisroommanytimes;hismothersittingsickonthestairlisteningtothecutsofthewhip.

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