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After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators. In other moods, and these more frequent, Mr. Parish indulged in native optimism, tempered by anxiety in matters of "hyjene." He was much preoccupied with the laundry question.
Gammon, before consulting with Polly Sparkes, sent off his postage stamps and commerce. Mr. and Mrs. Parish declared in one shout that the word could only be hyjene. "Nonsense!" said Christopher, who was in the room. "That's just because you're always thinking of it." For all that, as he went to business the word hummed in his head.
"How much is it?" she asked calmly. "Five hundred and fifty pounds! Hyjene!" "What five hundred and fifty a year?" Christopher stared at her. "You don't understand. The missing word. I've got it this week. Cheque for five hundred and fifty pounds! Hyjene!" "Reely!" "Look here here's the cheque! Hyjene!" Polly fingered the paper, studied the inscription.
Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband. Mr.
He had resolved not to do so, but every moment the temptation gained upon him. "Hyjene." By the by, how did one spell the word? H-y he grew uncertain at the third letter. Misspelling, he knew, would invalidate his chance; on the other hand, he must post as soon as possible; already thousands of answers were on their way to the office of the editor. He was sitting in a London Bridge tram-car.
Think Polly, five hundred and fifty pounds! Hyjene!" She met his eye; she nodded. "You will?" "Don't mind if I do." "Hooray! Hyjene forever! Hooray-ay-ay!" Two or three days after this Gammon heard unexpectedly from Mrs. Clover, who enclosed for his perusal a letter she had just received from Polly Sparkes. What, she asked, could be the meaning of Polly's reference to her deceased uncle?
"Would you tell me, sir," he whispered, "the c'rect spelling of hyjene; meaning 'ealthiness, you know?" "Why, what a queer thing!" answered his neighbour with all friendliness. "I've just been reading the word in the paper. Here is it." He folded the sheet conveniently for Christopher's inspection, and pointed "H-y-g-i-e-n-e." Mr.
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