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And saying it, he very coolly walked into the hall, and sat down. The powdered-headed footman slammed the door very hard, and scowled very grandly; but both the slam and the scowl were lost upon Sam, who was regarding a mahogany umbrella-stand with every outward token of critical approval.
Only two notes of the harpsichord were dumb from disuse when the Bird Waltz again warbled and trilled in the crooked drawing-room: only one slip of geranium fell a victim to imperfect nursing, before she was gardening at her green baskets again, regularly every morning; the powdered-headed ancestor had not been under a cloud for more than six weeks, when Miss Tox breathed on his benignant visage, and polished him up with a piece of wash-leather.
'I'm afraid you'll find it inconveniently large. 'Don't mention it, said Sam, taking a letter with a small enclosure. 'It's just possible as exhausted natur' may manage to surwive it. 'I hope we shall meet again, Sir, said the powdered-headed footman, rubbing his hands, and following Sam out to the door-step. 'You are wery obligin', sir, replied Sam.
Here, a sharp peal at the bell reduced the powdered-headed footman to the ignominious necessity of putting the fox's head in his pocket, and hastening with a humble countenance to Mr. Bantam's 'study. By the bye, who ever knew a man who never read or wrote either, who hadn't got some small back parlour which he WOULD call a study! 'There is the answer, sir, said the powdered-headed footman.
Apparently his master's reception of the card had impressed the powdered-headed footman in Sam's favour, for when he came back from delivering it, he smiled in a friendly manner, and said that the answer would be ready directly. 'Wery good, said Sam. 'Tell the old gen'l'm'n not to put himself in a perspiration. No hurry, six-foot. I've had my dinner.
'Nice place, Sir, said the powdered-headed footman. 'Seems so, observed Sam. 'Pleasant society, sir, remarked the powdered-headed footman. 'Very agreeable servants, sir. 'I should think they wos, replied Sam. 'Affable, unaffected, say-nothin'-to-nobody sorts o' fellers. 'Oh, very much so, indeed, sir, said the powdered-headed footman, taking Sam's remarks as a high compliment.
'A very singular young man that, said the powdered-headed footman, looking after Mr. Weller, with a countenance which clearly showed he could make nothing of him. Sam said nothing at all. He winked, shook his head, smiled, winked again; and, with an expression of countenance which seemed to denote that he was greatly amused with something or other, walked merrily away.
'You dine early, sir, said the powdered-headed footman. 'I find I gets on better at supper when I does, replied Sam. 'Have you been long in Bath, sir? inquired the powdered-headed footman. 'I have not had the pleasure of hearing of you before. 'I haven't created any wery surprisin' sensation here, as yet, rejoined Sam, 'for me and the other fash'nables only come last night.
Arriving at the number in Queen Square to which he had been directed, he left off whistling and gave a cheerful knock, which was instantaneously answered by a powdered-headed footman in gorgeous livery, and of symmetrical stature. 'Is this here Mr.
"One never gets tired of this place," muttered the lad, as he began to descend a zigzag path, worn in the face of the cliff, starting the powdered-headed jackdaws from their breeding shelves and holes, and sending the blackbirds chinking from out of the bushes which clung to the grey precipice. "That's where the brown owl's nest was," muttered the lad. "Bound to say there's one this year.
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