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Trapes, clutching at her elbows, "y' never mean as you're leavin' Mulligan's now the rent's been took down re-dooced fifty per cent. by order?" "That's just what I'm tellin' ye oh, Ann, ain't it just heavenly!" "Heavenly!" repeated Mrs. Trapes, and sank into a chair. "Yes, heavenly t' see th' trees an' flowers again t' live among them, Ann." "Samanthy Bowker what do you mean?"
Trapes went about her household duties, leaving Ravenslee to lounge and smoke and dream blissfully of Hermione. "Y' see," said Mrs. Trapes, wandering in with a plate, "it'll make things s' much easier for all of us; we shall begin t' feel almost rich some of us. 'Are warned that all rents will be re-dooced by fifty per cent. Well, well!" and she wandered out again.
"Fab'lous!" repeated Mrs. Trapes, and sniffed. "Well, I never had no use fer millionaires, anyway they're generally fools or rogues this one's a fool sure any one is as would give much fer a place like Mulligan's an' yet, come t' think of it again 'are warned as all rents will be re-dooced fifty per cent. by order' yes, come t' think of it again, what I say is God bless this millionaire, an' whatever he is, Ann Angelina Trapes is sure goin' t' mention him before th' Throne this night."
Trapes, setting down her teacup to fondle and stroke that shapely head, "sich happiness ain't all because of the rent bein' re-dooced, by order, I reckon is it?" "Dear Ann," said Hermione, her face still hidden, "can't you guess?" "No, my dear," answered Mrs. Trapes, her harsh tones wonderfully soft, "I don't have to I guessed days ago. D' ye love him, Hermy?"
Trapes put down the teapot with a jerk. "A deal in real estate!" she repeated, and thereafter fell to such unintelligible mutterings as "Record price! Fab'lous! No, it couldn't be! An' yet silk socks! 'On an' after above date all tenants soever residin' will be re-dooced by fifty per cent!" Suddenly Mrs. Trapes sat bolt upright.
Why, that's what you've been hungerin' for, you an' Bowker, ever since I've known ye. And to-day it's come! An' to-day the rent's re-dooced itself fifty per cent. by order oh, dear land o' my fathers! When d' ye go?" "T'morrow mornin', Ann. Hazel'll sure grow a strong, well girl in th' country doctor said so last week you heard him, Mr. Geoffrey, didn't you?" "I did, Mrs. Bowker."
I wonder why 'warned'? 'are warned that all rents will be re-dooced by fifty per cent! Fifty per cent!" she repeated in a dreamy rapture, "which is jest half, y' see. An', Mr. Geoffrey, that's jest what's got me plumb scared it's all so unnacheral. I've heard o' rents bein' rose constant, but who ever heard of 'em bein' took down before? Well, well! My land! Well, well!" With which remark Mrs.
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