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"Kindly pour out the water for me to wash now, please," Darya Alexandrovna cut her short. "Certainly. We've two women kept specially for washing small things, but most of the linen's done by machinery. The count goes into everything himself. Ah, what a husband!..." Dolly was glad when Anna came in, and by her entrance put a stop to Annushka's gossip. Anna had put on a very simple batiste gown.
It's a mighty curious thing that you can tell a man his morals are bad and he needs to get religion, and hell still remain your friend; but that if you tell him his linen's dirty and he needs to take a bath, you've made a mortal enemy. Give the preference to the lean men and the middleweights.
And the first thing to do is to see if the linen's marked with name or initials." He deftly examined the various articles as he took them out, and in the end shook his head. "No name no initials," he said. "But look here do you see, gentlemen, where these collars were bought? Half a dozen of them, in a box. Paris! There you are the seller's name, inside the collar, just as in England.
I allays offer it along with the sherry, though sister Glegg will have it I'm so extravagant; and as for liking to have my clothes tidy, and not go a fright about the house, there's nobody in the parish can say anything against me in respect o' backbiting and making mischief, for I don't wish anybody any harm; and nobody loses by sending me a porkpie, for my pies are fit to show with the best o' my neighbors'; and the linen's so in order as if I was to die to-morrow I shouldn't be ashamed.
I wouldn't have come in these Bluchers if I had known it. Confound it, no Hoby himself, my own bootmaker, wouldn't have allowed poor F. B. to appear in Bluchers, if he had known that I was going to meet the Duke. My linen's all right, anyhow." F. B. breathed a thankful prayer for that.
"`They have been terribly neglected, my man, he says, `and I hope you'll put 'em right. "`You trust me, sir, I says, `and they shall be done proper, but it'll take me weeks yet. Your linen's shameful. "`Then I must get some new things. "`What for, sir? I says. `They're right enough. Leastwise, they will be. You leave 'em to me, sir. "`I will, my man, he says.
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