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She was more lean and shrunken, more uncertain in her imbecility, and made stranger confusions in her mind and memory. Among other symptoms of this last affliction, she fell into the habit of confounding the names of her two sons-in-law, the living and the deceased; and in general called Mr Dombey, either 'Grangeby, or 'Domber, or indifferently, both.
In this instance, it had not only the extraneous effect of being always on one side, but of being perpetually tapped on the crown by Flowers the maid, who attended in the background during breakfast to perform that duty. 'Now, my dearest Grangeby, said Mrs Skewton, 'you must posively prom, she cut some of her words short, and cut out others altogether, 'come down very soon.
You're all affection and et cetera, ain't you? 'Oh, yes, my Lady! 'Yes, I'm sure you are; and so's that gentlemanly creature Grangeby. I must really shake hands with you again.
Here's the man! Here are the Bagstock bellows, Ma'am! cried the Major, striking himself a sounding blow on the chest. 'My dearest Edith Grangeby it's most trordinry thing, said Cleopatra, pettishly, 'that Major 'Bagstock! J. B.! cried the Major, seeing that she faltered for his name. 'Well, it don't matter, said Cleopatra.
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