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The lamp being lighted and placed in position, speedily raised the substance in the grate to a state of incandescence, and there was our fire, which gave out a tremendous heat for the size of the grate. As an aid to this stove, and an economiser of fuel, we purchased also a most extraordinary invention, which was named the "Norwegian cooking-stove" if I remember rightly.
The modern economiser keeps back his opinions, or dissembles the grounds of them, for the sake of leaving his neighbours the more at their ease in the peaceful sloughs of prejudice and superstition and low ideals. We quote Saint Paul when he talked of making himself all things to all men, and of becoming to the Jews a Jew, and as without the Law to the heathen.
'Why, sir, replied Brass, 'upon my word I think Sarah's as good an economiser as any going. I do indeed, Mr Quilp. 'Moisten your clay, wet the other eye, drink, man! cried the dwarf. 'You took a clerk to oblige me. 'Delighted, sir, I am sure, at any time, replied Sampson. 'Yes, Sir, I did. 'Then now you may discharge him, said Quilp. 'There's a means of retrenchment for you at once.