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The tea-table was cleared, and Morris and Margaret were admiring the baby as he slept, when Hester and her husband returned. Mrs Howell was very unwell, and likely to be worse. All attempts to bring Miss Miskin to reason, and induce her to enter her friend's room, were in vain.
Miss Miskin will confirm that we sold one, last week, the very day we had it the interior of Abbotsford, with Sir Walter, and the furniture, and the dogs, just like life, I assure you." "That was beautiful," said Miss Miskin, "but not to compare "
Mrs Howell, who, with her shopwoman, Miss Miskin, dispensed the haberdashery of the place, smiled winningly at every customer who entered her shop, and talked of delightful acquisitions, and what must be felt about Mr Hope, in the midst of such charming society, and what it must be hoped would be felt; and how gay the place was likely to be with riding parties, and boating parties, and some said, dances on the green at Mrs Enderby's; and how partners in a dance have been known to become partners for life, as she had been jocosely told when her poor dear Howell prevailed on her to stand up with him, the first time for twenty years, at his niece's wedding.
Poor Nanny began to cry; and this affected Mrs Howell; and she begged earnestly to see Miss Miskin." "And then she came, I suppose." "Not she! She would not come till her friend sent a message threatening to haunt her if she did not." "Did you carry the message?" "No; but Nanny did; and, I thought, with hearty good will; Miss Miskin came trembling, but too much frightened to cry.
"If Lady Hunter had not forgotten herself in her duty, Mrs Howell would have given the benefit of her good offices to some whom she might have served; for she is really a kind-hearted woman: but she is struck with a panic because Lady Hunter is, and one cannot get a word with her or Miss Miskin." "I saw that her shutters were nearly closed," observed Margaret.
"And was she aware at last? or did she go off unconsciously?" "I think she was aware; I think so from her last words `Oh, my poor dear Howell! I sat behind the curtain while she was speaking to Miss Miskin sometimes so faintly that Nanny had to repeat her words, to make them heard as far as the door." "That selfish wretch Miss Miskin!"
"We must hope for better fortune before next winter, I suppose," said Margaret, smiling. "And wet my feet every day this winter," said Hester; "for I will not be confined to the high-road for any such reason as this." "Dear me, ma'am, you are warm!" simpered Miss Miskin. "I warm! What do you mean, Miss Miskin?"
I am for ever matching of worsteds in my dreams; and when I wake, I seem to have had no rest: and, as you see, directly after breakfast, ladies come for worsteds." "And Miss Anderson's messenger left a whole bundle of skeins to be matched for her young ladies, as early as eight this morning," declared Miss Miskin: "and so we go on." "It will not be for long, I dare say, Mrs Howell.
Who would have thought of seeing your ladyship here on such a day?" cried Miss Miskin. "Where's Bob, Miss Miskin? Do, Miss Miskin, send Bob to take down the shutters: that is, if your ladyship thinks that Sir William would recommend it. If Sir William thinks it safe, that is my criterion." "I hope we are all safe, now, Mrs Howell," replied the lady.
Mrs Howell went on till she came to directions about the bullfinch that her poor dear Howell used to laugh to see perched upon her nightcap of a morning; and then she grew unintelligible. I thought she was only fainting; but while we were trying to revive her, Nanny said she was going. Miss Miskin drew back into the passage, shut the door, and made her escape.
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