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The barge-woman was still laughing when he drew up level with her. "Put yourself through your mangle, washerwoman," she called out, "and iron your face and crimp it, and you'll pass for quite a decent-looking Toad!" Toad never paused to reply. Solid revenge was what he wanted, not cheap, windy, verbal triumphs, though he had a thing or two in his mind that he would have liked to say.
With many kisses to Charles, with many hand-shakes from all, she took her departure. The Bishop of Helstonleigh, high and dignified prelate that he was, and she a poor, hard-working barge-woman, took her hand into his, and shook it as heartily as the rest. Mr. Channing went out with her. He was going to say a word of gratitude to the man. The bishop also went out, but he turned the other way.
Once he looked back, and saw that the barge had run aground on the other side of the canal, and the barge-woman was gesticulating wildly and shouting, 'Stop, stop, stop! 'I've heard that song before, said Toad, laughing, as he continued to spur his steed onward in its wild career.
The barge-woman was still laughing when he drew up level with her. 'Put yourself through your mangle, washerwoman, she called out, 'and iron your face and crimp it, and you'll pass for quite a decent-looking Toad! Toad never paused to reply. Solid revenge was what he wanted, not cheap, windy, verbal triumphs, though he had a thing or two in his mind that he would have liked to say.
'So you're in the washing business, ma'am? said the barge-woman politely, as they glided along. 'And a very good business you've got too, I dare say, if I'm not making too free in saying so. 'Finest business in the whole country, said Toad airily. 'All the gentry come to me wouldn't go to any one else if they were paid, they know me so well.
You see, I understand my work thoroughly, and attend to it all myself. Washing, ironing, clear-starching, making up gents' fine shirts for evening wear everything's done under my own eye! 'But surely you don't DO all that work yourself, ma'am? asked the barge-woman respectfully. 'O, I have girls, said Toad lightly: 'twenty girls or thereabouts, always at work.
Now Toad was very proud of his paws. He muttered under his breath words that should never pass the lips of either washerwomen or Toads; and lost the soap, for the fiftieth time. A burst of laughter made him straighten himself and look round. The barge-woman was leaning back and laughing unrestrainedly, till the tears ran down her cheeks. 'I've been watching you all the time, she gasped.
I might spoil your things, or not do 'em as you like. I'm more used to gentleman's things myself. It's my special line." "Let you steer?" replied the barge-woman, laughing. "It takes some practice to steer a barge properly. Besides, it's dull work, and I want you to be happy. No, you shall do the washing you are so fond of, and I'll stick to the steering that I understand.
Washerwoman indeed! I would have you to know that I am a Toad, a very well-known, respected, distinguished Toad! I may be under a bit of a cloud at present, but I will not be laughed at by a barge-woman!" The woman moved nearer to him and peered under his bonnet keenly and closely. "Why, so you are!" she cried. "Well, I never! A horrid, nasty, crawly Toad! And in my nice clean barge, too!
You see, I understand my work thoroughly, and attend to it all myself. Washing, ironing, clear-starching, making up gents' fine shirts for evening wear everything's done under my own eye!" "But surely you don't do all that work yourself, ma'am?" asked the barge-woman respectfully. "O, I have girls," said Toad lightly: "twenty girls or thereabouts, always at work.
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