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He had been thinking that moment of Miss Puffle, of how she would be superior to Miss Thoroughbung in many ways, so that he sat up in his bed, holding the untasted tea in his hand. "She's gone off with young Farmer Tazlehurst." "Miss Puffle gone off, and with her father's tenant's son!" "Yes indeed, sir. She and her father have been quarrelling for the last ten years, and now she's off.
Prosper, in order to excuse his slackness in calling on the lady, had let it be known that he was not quite well, and Miss Thoroughbung had responded to this move by offering her services as nurse to her lover.
"Well, sir, there is a saying But you'll excuse me." "Go on, Matthew." "There is a saying as how 'you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear." "I've heard that." "Just so, sir. Now, Miss Thoroughbung is a very nice lady." "I don't think she's a nice lady at all." "But Of course it's not becoming in me to speak against my betters, and as a menial servant I never would." "Go on, Matthew."
But the letter was not a difficult one to write, and was sent across on the same day to the Hall. There Mr. Prosper gave up a day to its consideration, a day which would have been much better devoted to applying the final touch to his own letter to Miss Thoroughbung. And he found at last that his nephew's letter required no rejoinder. But Harry had much to do.
These last ejaculations arose from his having just then remembered the nature of his postscript to Harry Annesley, and the engagement of Joe Thoroughbung to his niece. He made up his mind at the moment, or thought that he had made up his mind, that Harry Annesley should not have a shilling as long as he lived. "I am quite out of breath. I cannot see her yet.
Putting aside the ponies and the champagne, and the despatched crab, the sound of which, as coming to him from Miss Tickle's mouth, was uglier than the other sounds, he still thought that Miss Thoroughbung would answer his purpose. From her side there would not be making of a silk purse; but then "the boy" would be his boy as well as hers, and would probably take more after the father.
You've come to know a woman of spirit, and now you are afraid that she'll be too much for you. I shall keep this letter, though it has not been sent." "You can do as you please about that, Miss Thoroughbung." "Oh yes; of course I shall keep it, and shall give it to Messrs. Soames & Simpson. They are most gentlemanlike men, and will be shocked at such conduct as this from the Squire of Buston.
He did feel that in throwing over Harry he would have to abandon all the Annesleys, and to draw a line between himself with Miss Thoroughbung and the whole family of the Thoroughbungs generally. "You mustn't be too bitter against poor Molly," said Miss Thoroughbung. Mr.
Prosper did not like to be called bitter, and, in spite of the importance of the occasion, could not but show that he did not like it. "I don't think that we need talk about it." "Oh dear no. Kate and Miss Tickle need neither of them be talked about." Mr. Prosper disliked all familiarity, and especially that of being laughed at, but Miss Thoroughbung did laugh.
In this way the mother told her daughter of her future duties; but behind the mother's back Kate made a grimace, for the benefit of her sister Fanny, showing thereby her conviction that in a matter of blood, what she called being a gentleman, a Thoroughbung could not approach an Annesley.
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