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This expression wounded the great equestrian soul to the quick; the rest of Sunday he pondered on it; the next morning he drove the doctor, as usual, but with a heavy heart. Meantime, the cook made haste and told the baker Pearman had "got it hot" from the housemaid, and she had called him a tea-kettle groom; and in less than half an hour after that it was in every stable in the mews.
I ran off in a contrary direction, till I came to the foot of the Pearman Sike, and then, running up the hollow of that, I appeared on the top of the bank as if I had been another man brought in view by hearing the shots in such a place. I had a full view of a part of what passed, though not of all.
The master inquired the cause, and the man told him, and said the mews was too hot for him. The doctor offered him five pounds a year more, knowing he had a treasure; but Pearman said, with sadness and firmness, that he had made up his mind to go, and go he would. The doctor's heart fairly sank at the prospect of losing the one creature he could depend upon.
He went to his printers, and had a thousand order-checks printed. These forms ran thus: "Dr. Notice: Dr. Staines disowns all orders not printed on this form, and paid for at date of order." He exhibited these forms, and warned all the tradespeople, before a witness whom he took round for that purpose. He paid off Pearman on the spot.
A few more like you, and work would be scarce. A fine thing for gentlefolks to make one man fill two places! but it ain't the gentlefolks' fault, it's the man as humors 'em." Pearman was a peaceable man, and made no reply, but went on with his work; only during the day he told his master that he should be obliged to him if he would fill his situation as soon as convenient.
Says he, 'I don't object to the children, my lord, but with her ladyship in the carriage. It's such servants as you as spoil places. No servant as knows what's due to a servant ought to know you. They'd scorn your 'quaintance, as I do, Mr. Pearman." "You are a stuck-up hussy, and a soldier's jade," roared Andrew. "And you are a low tea-kettle groom."
Pearman had met Clara, dressed like a pauper, her soldier having emptied her box to the very dregs, and he now offered to stay. But it was too late. Staines told the cook Mrs. Staines was in delicate health, and must not be troubled with anything. She must come to him for all orders. "Yes, sir," said she. But she no sooner comprehended the check system fully than she gave warning.
It had been put away for safety. Pearman told her she must wait till the doctor came down. She did not wait, but went at eleven A.M. to a police-magistrate, and took out a summons against Dr. Staines, for detaining a box containing certain articles specified value under fifteen pounds. When Dr. Staines heard she had been for her box, but left no address, he sent Pearman to hunt for her.
Why, as Pearman was taking the horse out of the brougham, didn't two little red-headed urchins call out, "Here, come and see the tea-kettle groom!" and at night some mischievous boy chalked on the black door of the stable a large white tea-kettle, and next morning a drunken, idle fellow, with a clay pipe in his mouth, and a dirty pair of corduroy trousers, no coat, but a shirt very open at the chest, showing inflamed skin, the effect of drink, inspected that work of art with blinking eyes and vacillating toes, and said, "This comes of a chap doing too much.
She flounced out and slammed the door; and Rosa sat down, trembling. Clara rushed to the kitchen, and there told the cook and Andrew Pearman how she had given it to the mistress, and every word she had said to her, with a good many more she had not. The cook laughed and encouraged her. But Andrew Pearman was wroth, and said, "You to affront our mistress like that!
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