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Young women may not vote, but they have influence in small cities. At the end of the second year of the S.F.M.E.'s resolve that Barkis must be cared for he was in receipt of nearly twenty-eight hundred dollars a year, could afford a gig, and so command a practice; and having obtained his start, his own abilities took care of the rest. And then what did Jack Barkis, M.D., do?
I am glad to think the Loves and Graces took such airy forms in its homely procession. Well, we came to the old boat again in good time at night; and there Mr. and Mrs. Barkis bade us good-bye, and drove away snugly to their own home. I felt then, for the first time, that I had lost Peggotty.
The approach would have been a fine success if, just as Rose was about to pull up and salute, two or three distracted hens had not scuttled across the road with a great squawking, which caused Barkis to shy and stop so suddenly that his careless rider landed in an ignominious heap just under old Sorrel's astonished nose. Rose was up again before Dr.
Then his face became composed. 'Old clothes, said Mr. Barkis. 'Oh! said I. 'I wish it was Money, sir, said Mr. Barkis. 'I wish it was, indeed, said I. 'But it AIN'T, said Mr. Barkis, opening both his eyes as wide as he possibly could. I expressed myself quite sure of that, and Mr. Barkis, turning his eyes more gently to his wife, said: 'She's the usefullest and best of women, C. P. Barkis.
'Trot, said she, 'I don't care for strange faces in general, but I rather like that Barkis of yours, do you know! 'It's better than a hundred pounds to hear you say so! said I. 'It's a most extraordinary world, observed my aunt, rubbing her nose; 'how that woman ever got into it with that name, is unaccountable to me.
'I gave your message, Mr. Barkis, I said: 'I wrote to Peggotty. 'Ah! said Mr. Barkis. Mr. Barkis seemed gruff, and answered drily. 'Wasn't it right, Mr. Barkis? I asked, after a little hesitation. 'Why, no, said Mr. Barkis. 'Not the message? 'The message was right enough, perhaps, said Mr. Barkis; 'but it come to an end there.
By degrees a practice resulted from this conspiracy of the S.F.M.E., and then a municipal election came along, and each candidate for the Mayoralty was given quietly to understand by parties representing the S.F.M.E., that unless Jack Barkis was made health officer of the city he'd better look out for himself, and while both candidates vowed they had made no pledges, each had sworn ten days before election-day by all that was holy that Barkis should have this eighteen-hundred-dollar office and he got it!
He usually knows who has left it, and then, if "Barkis is willin'," he eats out of the same bowl of mush with her, the medicine man holds a vessel of water into which both dip their hands, and the wedding ceremony is finished. He moves into the bride's house and they presumably live happily ever afterward.
Barkis is willing, all right, because we just can't keep house without our fresh eggs and butter, you know." So it was settled. Bluff, always desiring action, was satisfied with this half plan made for the future.
I had never laughed and cried in all my life, I dare say not even to her more freely than I did that morning. 'Barkis will be so glad, said Peggotty, wiping her eyes with her apron, 'that it'll do him more good than pints of liniment. May I go and tell him you are here? Will you come up and see him, my dear? Of course I would.
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