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But it should be added, in fairness, that this had happened twenty years before; and that Mr and Mrs Gamp had long been separated on the ground of incompatibility of temper in their drink. 'You have become indifferent since then, I suppose? said Mr Pecksniff. 'Use is second nature, Mrs Gamp. 'You may well say second nater, sir, returned that lady.
'Of what kind of things now? inquired Poll, greedily biting his nails in his great interest. 'Ghosts? Mrs Gamp, who perhaps had been already tempted further than she had intended to go, by the barber's stimulating curiosity, gave a sniff of uncommon significance, and said, it didn't signify. 'I'm a-goin down with my patient in the coach this arternoon, she proceeded.
It was a pleasant instance of this youth's precocity, that he fancied Mrs Gamp had conceived a tenderness for him, and was much tickled by her misplaced attachment. As the door closed heavily behind them, Mrs Jonas sat down in a chair, and felt a strange chill creep upon her, whilst she looked about the room. It was pretty much as she had known it, but appeared more dreary.
"Although the blessing of a daughter," she observed, in one of her confiding retrospects, "was deniged me, which, if we had had one, Gamp would certainly have drunk its little shoes right off its feet, as with one precious boy he did, and arterwards sent the child a errand to sell his wooden leg for any liquor it would fetch as matches in the rough; which was truly done beyond his years, for ev'ry individgie penny that child lost at tossing for kidney pies, and come home arterwards quite bold, to break the news, and offering to drown'd himself if such would be a satisfaction to his parents."
I thought we should find you here, Mrs Todgers! How do you do, Mrs Gamp? And how do you do, Mr Chuffey, though it's of no use asking you the question, I am well aware. Honouring each of these parties, as she severally addressed them, with an acid smile, Miss Charity presented 'Mr Moddle. 'I believe you have seen HIM before, she pleasantly observed. 'Augustus, my sweet child, bring me a chair.
At Wilmington I saw no one of your acquaintance; nor at Baltimore, except Susan Smith, who is there on a visit from Princeton. To go back to New-York. All things are much as you left them, except that what regards gamp is a good deal better. Mrs. Laight, and child, and sisters all in good condition and in high spirits. Have already been dancing I believe twice. At Mrs.
'Connubial bliss and furnished lodgings are not compatible. My aunt, my aunt, for what misery hast thou not to answer! Oh, Mrs. Gamp, could you be so obliging as to tell me what o'clock it is? The last question was asked as Mrs. Gamp suddenly entered the room with a candle. Macassar's watch had been required for the use of one of the servants.
But raly, sir, when Mr Chuffey comes to ask who's lyin' dead upstairs, and 'Who's lying dead upstairs! repeated Jonas, standing aghast. Mrs Gamp nodded, made as if she were swallowing, and went on.
"'It's just half-past heleven, this wery moment as is, said Mrs. Gamp; 'and the finest boy babby as my heyes, which has seen a many, has ever sat upon. "Up, up to the ceiling went the horsehair cushion of the lodging- house sofa up went the footstool after it, and its four wooden legs in falling made a terrible clatter on the mahogany loo- table. Macassar in his joy got hold of Mrs.
'And likeways what a pleasure, said Mrs Gamp, turning with a tearful smile towards the daughters, 'to see them two young ladies as I know'd afore a tooth in their pretty heads was cut, and have many a day seen ah, the sweet creeturs! playing at berryins down in the shop, and follerin' the order-book to its long home in the iron safe!
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