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Mr Auberly performed the duties of a nurse awkwardly enough, not being accustomed to such work, but he did them with care and with an evident effort to please, which made a deep impression on the child's heart. "Dear papa," she said, after he had given her a drink and arranged her coverings. "I want you to do me a favour."
The insurance policies, therefore, lay unclaimed even uncared for! Another change for the worse effected by time was the death of Loo Auberly. Gradually and gently her end approached. Death was so slow in coming that it was long expected, yet it was so very slow that when it came at last it took her friends by surprise. James Auberly continued stiff and stately to the last.
"What! do you know about it, too?" cried Willie, turning to his brother. "Know about what?" said Frank. "You have not told me what it is; how can I answer you?" "About Mr Auberly," said Willie. Frank said that he knew nothing new or peculiar about him, except that he was no, he wouldn't say anything bad of him, for he must be a miserable man at that time.
"Well, I was told he lived here," he muttered, again consulting the note. "Here, let me look," said Barret, taking the note from the boy. "This is Tippet, not Tupper. He lives in the top floor. By the way, Auberly," said Barret, glancing over his shoulder, "Isn't Tom Tippet a sort of connection of yours?"
"Ah, the Cattleys," answered Willie. "Yes," resumed Mr Auberly. "Will you conduct me to their abode?" In some surprise Willie said that he would be happy to do so, and then asked Loo how she did. While Mr Auberly was getting ready, Willie was permitted to converse with Loo and Mrs Rose, who was summoned to attend her young mistress.
"Let me see," said he, muttering to himself as he paused beside the Marble Arch at Hyde Park, and leaned his head against the railings of that structure; "Mr Auberly has been an' ordered two boys to be sent to him to-morrow forenoon ha! he! sk!" An' my mother has ordered one o' the boys to go, while a tall fireman has ordered the other.
I have a little brother out of employment; if you could get him a situation, sir." "I will," said Mr Auberly with emotion. "Send him to me on Thursday forenoon. He will find me living next door to my to my late home. I shall stay with a friend there for some time. Good-night." "Men of King Street engine get up," cried Dale. "Stay what is your name?" said Mr Auberly turning round.
"What did you say, boy?" "Willders," replied Willie stoutly. "Then you're not the other boy," said Mr Auberly, laying down his pen, and regarding Willie with a frown. "Please, sir," replied Willie, with a look of meekness which was mingled with a feeling of desperation, for his desire to laugh was strong upon him, "please, sir, I don't rightly know which boy I am." Mr Auberly paused for a moment.
Willie said good-night in such a sulky tone, and followed Mr Auberly to the door with such a reckless swagger, that the fairy gazed after him in unutterable surprise. After shutting the door with a bang, he suddenly opened it again, and said in a loud voice "I say, I'll get my wages day arter to-morrow. I'll bring you a couple o' bobs then. It's all I can afford just now, for cigars are dear.
"Well, then, come this way," continued Mr Auberly, leading Willie into the library of the adjoining house, which his friend had put at his disposal, and seating himself at a writing-table. "You want a situation of some sort a clerkship, I suppose?" Willie admitted that his ambition soared to that tremendous height.
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