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Nevertheless, as there seemed to be some uncertainty in Maria's mind as to who was the mistress of the house, Mrs Garlick's business was to dispel that uncertainty. It may be said without exaggeration that she succeeded in dispelling it. But she did not succeed in compelling Maria to re-hang the curtain. Maria had as much force of character as Mrs Garlick herself.
In 1740 one Duel, or Dewell, was hanged for a rape, and his body taken to Surgeons' Hall in the ordinary routine. As one of the attendants was washing it he perceived signs of life. Steps were taken immediately and Duel was brought to, and eventually taken away in triumph by the mob, who had got wind of the affair and refused to allow the Law to re-hang their man.
"Oh, lifting gates isn't mean." "Isn't it! I don't believe you'd find it enormously entertaining to hunt up your gate the next day and re-hang it, would you?" Gregory admitted that perhaps it would not. "So we're going out to play good fairies instead of bad ones, and if any of you knows anybody we can do a good turn to, please speak up."
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