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"'E bit the 'ousekeeper," said he in a hoarse whisper. "Bit her?" "Yes, sir. Bit 'er on the leg. I saw 'er with my own eyes startin' a marathon from the 'all-door." "Good gracious!" "So you'd say, sir, if you could see some of the goings on. 'E don't make friends with the neighbors.
But he's got money somehow. He's so dam'd imperent when he have. A few nights ago I sor him at Vauxhall, where I was a-polkin with Lady Hemly Babewood's gals a wery pleasant room that is, and an uncommon good lot in it, hall except the 'ousekeeper, and she's methodisticle I was a-polkin you're too old a cove to polk, Mr.
'Well, well, she spoke pityingly. 'Everybody's business being nobody's business, I suppose no one thought to tell you. But Charlie made 'is own way for 'imself from the beginnin'!... But her upstairs, she never produced anything. Just an 'ousekeeper, as you might say. 'Turned over an' went to sleep straight off. She 'ad the impudence to ask me for 'ot sherry-gruel.
"Where's the housekeeper?" demanded he, putting down his bag and relieving himself of his overcoat. "'Ousekeeper! Oh yus," said the boy, with a snigger; "no 'ousekeepers 'ere." "Where are my rooms, then?" asked Reginald, beginning to think it a pity the Corporation had brought him down all that way before they were ready for him.
Our 'ousekeeper and the maids is gone to bed, and I've give our footmen leave of habsence I thought we might 'ave a nice, quiet musical hour or so. You perform on the piano-forty, I believe, sir?" "Only very occasional!" Mr. Stevens admitted. "But," and here his pale eyes glanced toward the door, "do I understand as he is out for the night?" "Sir," said Mr.
Then he drew hisself up stiff agin and marched into the parlor. "Sit down," ses the 'ousekeeper, in a kind voice. Alfred sat down afore he thought wot 'e was doing agin. "I always like to see people comfortable," ses the 'ousekeeper; "it's my way. It's warm weather for the time o' year, ain't it? George is upstairs, but he'll be down in a minute." "Who?" ses Alf, hardly able to believe his ears.
"George," ses the 'ousekeeper. "George? George who?" ses Alfred, very severe. "Why your uncle, of course," ses the 'ousekeeper. "Do you think I've got a houseful of Georges?" Young Alf sat staring at her and couldn't say a word. He noticed that the room 'ad been altered, and that there was a big photygraph of her stuck up on the mantelpiece.
"George," ses the 'ousekeeper. "George? George who?" ses Alfred, very severe. "Why your uncle, of course," ses the 'ousekeeper. "Do you think I've got a houseful of Georges?" Young Alf sat staring at her and couldn't say a word. He noticed that the room 'ad been altered, and that there was a big photygraph of her stuck up on the mantelpiece.
Sampson, "'e bein' that untidy that 'e a never let me clean it out until 'e told me pussonly. 'E said as 'ow 'e throwed things into it as 'e might 'ave to look up again; an' I 'aven't touched it for more nor six weeks, 'opin' you won't think me a bad 'ousekeeper, it bein' 'is own wish bein' fond of litter an' sich like." "Six weeks," repeated Calton, with a look at Madge.
Then he drew hisself up stiff agin and marched into the parlor. "Sit down," ses the 'ousekeeper, in a kind voice. Alfred sat down afore he thought wot 'e was doing agin. "I always like to see people comfortable," ses the 'ousekeeper; "it's my way. It's warm weather for the time o' year, ain't it? George is upstairs, but he'll be down in a minute." "Who?" ses Alf, hardly able to believe his ears.
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