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Grewgious and Rosa exchanged looks of some dismay, though they had not the least idea what latent horrors this carriage of the piping might involve. Mrs. Billickin put her hand to her heart, as having eased it of a load. 'Well! The roof is all right, no doubt, said Mr. Grewgious, plucking up a little. 'Mr. Grewgious, returned Mrs.
Billickin, impressing Rosa into the conversation: 'the back parlour being what I cling to and never part with; and there is two bedrooms at the top of the 'ouse with gas laid on. I do not tell you that your bedroom floors is firm, for firm they are not.
The Billickin beheld this manifestation of weakness without sympathy, and gave directions for 'a young man to be got in' to wrestle with the luggage. When that gladiator had disappeared from the arena, peace ensued, and the new lodgers dined. But the Billickin had somehow come to the knowledge that Miss Twinkleton kept a school.
You may lay dry there half your lifetime; but the time will come, and it is best that you should know it, when a dripping sop would be no name for you. Mr. Grewgious looked much disgraced by being prefigured in this pickle. 'Have you any other apartments, ma'am? he asked. 'Mr. Grewgious, returned Mrs. Billickin, with much solemnity, 'I have.
NO. She began to think, that, now the Cloisterham school-days had glided past and gone, the gritty stages would begin to set in at intervals and make themselves wearily known! Yet what did Rosa expect? Did she expect Miss Twinkleton? Miss Twinkleton duly came. Forth from her back parlour issued the Billickin to receive Miss Twinkleton, and War was in the Billickin's eye from that fell moment.
Rosa, my dear, how are you getting on with your work? 'Miss Twinkleton, resumed the Billickin, in a courtly manner, 'before retiring on the 'int, as a lady should, I wish to ask of yourself, as a lady, whether I am to consider that my words is doubted? 'I am not aware on what ground you cherish such a supposition, began Miss Twinkleton, when the Billickin neatly stopped her.
In a happy compromise between her two states of existence, she had already become, with her workbasket before her, the equably vivacious companion with a slight judicious flavouring of information, when the Billickin announced herself.
'If you refer to the poverty of your circulation, began Miss Twinkleton, when again the Billickin neatly stopped her. 'I have used no such expressions. 'If you refer, then, to the poorness of your blood 'Brought upon me, stipulated the Billickin, expressly, 'at a boarding-school
I HAVE apartments available. This with the air of adding: 'Convey me to the stake, if you will; but while I live, I will be candid. 'And now, what apartments, ma'am? asked Mr. Grewgious, cosily. To tame a certain severity apparent on the part of Mrs. Billickin. 'There is this sitting-room which, call it what you will, it is the front parlour, Miss, said Mrs.
'Being alone in my eyes, I wish you good-evening with best wishes, and do not find myself drove, I am truly 'appy to say, into expressing my contempt for an indiwidual, unfortunately for yourself, belonging to you. The Billickin gracefully withdrew with this parting speech, and from that time Rosa occupied the restless position of shuttlecock between these two battledores.
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