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'And it may seem remarkable in one who is a mother also, resumed Mrs Blimber. 'And such a mother, observed Mr Dombey, bowing with some confused idea of being complimentary to Cornelia.
'Your undivided attention, was what Dr Blimber actually said, Rogers interrupted, with every appearance of an earnest desire for accuracy. 'But I beg your pardon, Parkins: I'm stopping you. Mr Rogers was wrong, vide Dombey and Son, chapter xii. 'No, not at all, said Parkins. 'I don't remember Blimber; perhaps he was before my time. But I needn't go on. I'm sure you know what I mean.
Then the classic Cornelia Blimber would pass, on her constitutional, and we should quail a little at least I am certain I should as she bent upon us her scholastic spectacles; and a glimpse of Dr. Blimber would chill us even more; till ah! what's this? Why does a flush of happiness mantle over my little friend's pale face? Why does he utter a faint cry of pleasure?
That excellent ogress stepped forward to take leave and to bear off Florence, which she had long been thirsting to do. The move on her part roused Mr Dombey, whose eyes were fixed on Paul. After patting him on the head, and pressing his small hand again, he took leave of Doctor Blimber, Mrs Blimber, and Miss Blimber, with his usual polite frigidity, and walked out of the study.
"Yes," returned Miss Blimber; "and Mr. Feeder will look you out some more very soon if you are as studious as I expect you will be, Dombey." "Thank you, ma'am," said Paul. "Now, don't lose time, Dombey," continued Miss Blimber, "for you have none to spare, but take them downstairs and begin directly." "Yes, ma'am," answered Paul.
Miss Blimber said, 'Oh, Dombey, Dombey, this is really very careless! and piled them up afresh for him; and this time, by dint of balancing them with great nicety, Paul got out of the room, and down a few stairs before two of them escaped again.
'It may not be inappropriate to the occasion, or altogether uninteresting, said Mr Toots with a delighted face, 'to observe that my wife is a most extraordinary woman, and would do this much better than myself allow my friend Feeder to be married especially to Mrs Toots suggested 'to Miss Blimber.
To Mrs Blimber, who had joined them, he preferred the same petition: and when that lady could not forbear, even in his presence, from giving utterance to her often-repeated opinion, that he was an odd child, Paul told her that he was sure she was quite right; that he thought it must be his bones, but he didn't know; and that he hoped she would overlook it, for he was fond of them all.
This would wean him by degrees, Mr Dombey said; possibly with a recollection of his not having been weaned by degrees on a former occasion. Whenever a young gentleman was taken in hand by Doctor Blimber, he might consider himself sure of a pretty tight squeeze.
Further, he became particular in his attentions to the ladies; and dancing with Miss Blimber, whispered to her whispered to her! though not so softly but that Paul heard him say this remarkable poetry, 'Had I a heart for falsehood framed, I ne'er could injure You! This, Paul heard him repeat to four young ladies, in succession.
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