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Tetterby, going to the door by mere accident, saw him viciously pick out a weak place in the suit of armour where a slap would tell, and slap that blessed child. Mrs. Tetterby had him into the parlour by the collar, in that same flash of time, and repaid him the assault with usury thereto. "You brute, you murdering little boy," said Mrs. Tetterby. "Had you the heart to do it?"
"Nor your brother," said Adolphus. "Nor your father, Johnny," added Mr. Tetterby. "Are you wet, 'Dolphus, my boy?" said his father. "Come and take my chair, and dry yourself." "No, father, thank'ee," said Adolphus, smoothing himself down with his hands. "I an't very wet, I don't think. Does my face shine much, father?" "Well, it DOES look waxy, my boy," returned Mr. Tetterby.
No more idea I hadn't than that darling, of being cross when I came home; but somehow, 'Dolphus " Mrs. Tetterby paused, and again turned her wedding-ring round and round upon her finger. "I see!" said Mr. Tetterby. "I understand! My little woman was put out. Hard times, and hard weather, and hard work, make it trying now and then. I see, bless your soul! No wonder! Dolf, my man," continued Mr.
"Why don't her teeth come through, then," retorted Johnny, in a loud rebellious voice, "instead of bothering me? How would you like it yourself?" "Like it, sir!" said Mrs. Tetterby, relieving him of his dishonoured load. "Yes, like it," said Johnny. "How would you? Not at all. If you was me, you'd go for a soldier. I will, too. There an't no babies in the Army." Mr.
Tetterby desisting, Johnny, with a profound sense of his trust, wiped his eyes, and hushed his sister. "Your brother 'Dolphus," said his father, poking the fire, "is late to-night, Johnny, and will come home like a lump of ice. What's got your precious mother?" "Here's mother, and 'Dolphus too, father!" exclaimed Johnny, "I think." "You're right!" returned his father, listening.
Tetterby gave up the perusal of his newspaper as a bad job, and, taking a slow walk across the room, with his hands behind him, and his shoulders raised his gait according perfectly with the resignation of his manner addressed himself to his two eldest offspring. "Your supper will be ready in a minute, 'Dolphus," said Mr. Tetterby.
"My duck," returned her husband, looking round again, "you said that before. Which is the way the world goes?" "Oh, nothing!" said Mrs. Tetterby. "Sophia!" remonstrated her husband, "you said THAT before, too." "Well, I'll say it again if you like," returned Mrs. Tetterby. "Oh nothing there! And again if you like, oh nothing there! And again if you like, oh nothing now then!" Mr.
The comrade of the Intercepted One also shrinking into his nest with similar discretion, Mr. Tetterby, when he paused for breath, found himself unexpectedly in a scene of peace. "My little woman herself," said Mr. Tetterby, wiping his flushed face, "could hardly have done it better! I only wish my little woman had had it to do, I do indeed!" Mr.
"If the births were all over for good, and all to-day; and the deaths were all to begin to come off to-morrow; I don't see why it should interest me, till I thought it was a coming to my turn," grumbled Tetterby. "As to marriages, I've done it myself. I know quite enough about THEM." To judge from the dissatisfied expression of her face and manner, Mrs.
"This used to be one of the family favourites, I recollect," said Tetterby, in a forlorn and stupid way, "and used to draw tears from the children, and make 'em good, if there was any little bickering or discontent among 'em, next to the story of the robin redbreasts in the wood. 'Melancholy case of destitution.
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