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"Knob-less obleedge," repeated Angel, submissively; and The Seraph also repeated it several times, as though storing it away for future use. When Mrs. Handsomebody rang the door-bell, I trembled for Mary Ellen, remembering where I had last seen her, but the admirable girl promptly opened the door to us, clad in the drabbest of her cellar-cleaning garb, a smudge of soot on her rosy cheek. Mrs.
I has a frind wots a h- uncle that's ill: can you spare her, Bill, to attind him? That I can, says I; 'anything to obleedge. So Peg packs off, bag and baggidge." "And what was the sick gentleman's name?" asked Mr. R 's companion. "It was one Mr. Warney, a painter, wot lived at Clap'am. Since thin I've lost sight of Peg; for we had 'igh words about the childern, and she was a spiteful 'oman.
I has a frind wots a h-uncle that's ill: can you spare her, Bill, to attind him? That I can, says I; 'anything to obleedge. So Peg packs off, bag and baggidge." "And what was the sick gentleman's name?" asked Mr. R 's companion. "It was one Mr. Warney, a painter, wot lived at Clap'am. Since thin I've lost sight of Peg; for we had 'igh words about the childern, and she was a spiteful 'oman.
The Seraph drew a long puff, looking straight into her eyes, before he replied: then, in a tone of gentle seriousness, he said: "Knob-less obleedge." Bootlaces had become of immense importance to us, since a lack of them always meant a visit to the cobbler to buy new ones. They were comparatively easy to break, or to tie in knots that even Mary Ellen's strong fingers could not undo.
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