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He, in spite of conscientious effort to imitate his wife's decorum, frequently betrayed the joy which was in his mind; Miss Shepperson heard him singing as he got up in the morning, and noticed that he ate with unusual appetite. The house brightened.
Rymer had not been very well, and once or twice Miss Shepperson fancied that her eyes showed traces of tears; it was but natural that the guest, often preoccupied with the thought of the promised settlement, should feel a little uneasy. On June 23 Mrs. Rymer chose a suitable moment, and with her most confidential air, invited Miss Shepperson to an intimate chat.
Rymer was confused, vexed, and wished she had not said a word; but the other made a joke of these scruples. 'When do the children go out? asked Miss Shepperson. 'Do you take them yourself? 'Oh, always! almost always! I shall go out with them for an hour at eleven. And yet' she checked herself, with a look of worry 'oh, dear me!
I insist on giving you a cheque for the total amount of the rent due to you from the day when you first entered this house. 'Oh, Mr. Rymer! panted the good woman, turning pale with astonishment. 'Why, of course! exclaimed Mrs. Rymer. 'Do you think it would be possible for us to behave in any other way? Surely you know us too well, dear Miss Shepperson!
Cissy, whose age was nine, assiduously handed toast and cake with a most engaging smile, and little Minnie, not quite six, deposited her kitten in Miss Shepperson's lap, saying prettily, 'You may stroke it whenever you like. Miss Shepperson, to be sure, had personal qualities which could not but appeal to people of discernment.
Moreover, from the pecuniary point of view, it would be so very advantageous. 'But, she stammered at length, when Mrs. Rymer had repeated the suggestion in words even more gracious and alluring, 'but fifteen shillings is so very little for board and lodging. 'Oh, don't let that trouble you, dear Miss Shepperson, cried the other gaily.
Fear had made Miss Shepperson indignant; it was wrong and cowardly for people such as the Rymers to behave in this way to a poor woman who had only just enough to live upon. She felt sure that they could pay if they liked; but because she had shown herself soft and patient, they took advantage of her. She would be firm, very firm.
With a little cough and a rustle of his papers, the polite man began to speak 'Miss Shepperson, the day has come when I am able to discharge my debt to you. You will not misunderstand that expression I speak of my debt in money. What I owe to you what we all owe to you in another and a higher sense, can never be repaid.
That moral debt must still go on, and be acknowledged by the unfailing gratitude of a lifetime. 'Of a lifetime, repeated Mrs. Rymer, sweetly murmuring, and casting towards her friend an eloquent glance. 'Here, however, resumed her husband, 'is the pecuniary account. Will you do me the kindness, Miss Shepperson, to glance it over and see if you find it correct?
This she found an enjoyable moment; it was very pleasant indeed to make the computation of what the Rymers owed to her, a daily-growing debt of which the payment could not now be long delayed. She did not feel quite sure with regard to the interest, but the principal of the debt was very easily reckoned, and it would make a nice little sum to put by. Certainly Miss Shepperson was not unhappy.
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