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Updated: May 13, 2025
You remember how he has been always going on with Mrs Lupex. Mother was quite unhappy about it, though she didn't like to say anything. Of course, when a lady's name is concerned, it is particular. Bur Lupex has become dreadful jealous during the last week, and we all knew that something was coming.
Come " and she stood close up against the open door, waiting for him to pass. "I rather think I shall remain where I am, and have a glass of something hot," said he. "Lupex, do you want to aggravate me again?" said the lady, and she looked at him with a glance of her eye which he thoroughly understood.
We hadn't seen him since Tuesday. He went straight into the parlour and sent up Jemima to me, to say that he wanted to see me. Mrs Lupex was in the room and heard the girl summon me, and, jumping up, she declared that if there was going to be bloodshed she would leave the house. There was nobody else in the room but Miss Spruce, and she didn't say a word, but took her candle and went upstairs.
"If this is what you learn, John, by going to a lord's house, I think you had better stay at home with your own friends." "Of course I had; much better stay at home with my own friends. Here's Mrs Lupex, and at any rate I can't stand her."
Mr Lupex seldom joined that festive board, but on this occasion he was present, appearing from his voice and manner to be in high good-humour. Cradell had communicated to the company in the drawing-room the great good fortune which had fallen upon his friend, and Johnny had thereby become the mark of a certain amount of hero-worship. "Oh, indeed!" said Mrs Roper.
If you'll take my advice," and now he turned round to Eames, "you'll beware of marrying too soon in life." "I think a man should marry early, if he marries well," said Eames. "Don't misunderstand me," continued Lupex. "It isn't about Mrs L. I'm speaking. I've always regarded my wife as a very fascinating woman." "Hear, hear, hear!" said Cradell, thumping the table. "Indeed she is," said Eames.
Miss Amelia Roper, indeed, was becoming very cross, and in her ill-temper was playing a game that was tending to create a frightful amount of hot water in Burton Crescent. She was devoting herself to a flirtation with Mr Cradell, not only under the immediate eyes of Johnny Eames, but also under those of Mrs Lupex. John Eames, the blockhead, did not like it.
Now look at me, Mr Eames. Mr Cradell, here's your very good health, and may all unkindness be drowned in the flowing bowl. Look at me, Mr Eames. I've never risen in the world. I've never done any good in the world, and never shall." "Oh, Mr Lupex, don't say that." "Ah, but I do say it. I've always been pulling the devil by the tail, and never yet got as much as a good hold on to that.
"And here, Mr Eames, is to your very good health," said Lupex, raising to his mouth a steaming goblet of gin-and-water, "and wishing you many years to enjoy your official prosperity." "Thank ye," said Eames. "I don't know much about the prosperity, but I'm just as much obliged." "Yes, sir; when I see a young man of your age beginning to rise in the world, I know he'll go on.
To Fisher he declared his belief that Cradell was innocent as he was himself as regarded Mrs Lupex.
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