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"We shall have the shops open next, I shouldn't wonder." "You are right about the Battle of Waterloo," said Mrs Polsue. "My great-uncle Robert was always positive that the French began it. He had that on the best authority.
"And for another year we have to sit under a man like that!" said Mrs Polsue to Miss Oliver on their way homeward. Nicky-Nan had one thing in his favour. He came of an old Polpier stock. It had decayed, to be sure, and woefully come down in the world: but the town, though its tongue may wag, has ever a soft heart towards its own.
"But the crowd?" the Doctor couldn't help murmuring, though none the less he obeyed. Kitty's eye began to twinkle. "Leave the crowd to me," she was beginning, when her eye lit on John a Hall, that had entered and was making his way towards the pulpit, from which in the fury of his anger old Polsue was climbing down with a nimbleness you wouldn't believe.
"Yes, I know it was my duty to call when they first came: but what with one thing and another, and not knowing how she might take it Of course, Mary-Martha, if you insist on walking ahead like a band-major, I can't prevent it. But it only shows a ruck in your left stocking." Mrs Polsue turned about in the road. "You were hoping, you said, that I'd be taking a proper stand?
If you'll believe me, when I told him about Bestwetherick's daughter and how she'd got herself into trouble at last, all he could say was, 'Yes, yes, poor thing! and invite me to kneel down an' pray she might come safely through it!" "You surely weren't so weak as to do it?" said Mrs Polsue, scandalised. "Me?" exclaimed Cherry. "Pray for that baggage?
Newte had to stand there and swallow this, though it was poison to him, and he swore next day he'd willingly spend ten years in the pit of the wicked for getting quits with Macann. But what fairly knocked the fight out of him was to see, five minutes later, old Parson Polsue totter up the steps towards him with a jaw stuck out like a mule's, and Grandison behind, and all their contingent.
No, I don't use it except on special occasions: because you can't make so good tea in silver as in china ware; and clome is better again. But though you lock it away, a silver tea-pot is a thing to be conscious of. I don't hold," Mrs Polsue fell back on her favourite formula, "with folks puttin' all their best in the shop window." "Well, you must be strong-minded!
"You have noticed it, doubtless? . .. Yes, yes about Nanjivell . . . it is so good of you to feel concerned. I will talk it over with the Vicar." "God forbid!" Mrs Polsue ejaculated. "One uses up fly-papers almost faster than Mrs Pengelly can supply them," continued the Minister. "And, moreover, she will sell me but two or three at a time, alleging that she requires all her stock for her own shop.
That Sunday afternoon the whole town pretermitted its afternoon nap and flocked up past the Warren to view the camp. As Miss Oliver observed, "It was an object-lesson: it brought home some of the realities of war to you." "Some," agreed Mrs Polsue. "If I was you, dear, I wouldn' gush over such things, but rather pray the Lord against sendin' too many of 'em.
"Beg your pardon, Parson," began John a Hall, stepping up with that grin on his face which he couldn't help and which the Parson abominated: "but I'm here to bring Lord William's compliments and apologies, and assure you from him that your sermon had nothing to do with his stomach-ache. Nothing whatever!" Parson Polsue opened his mouth to answer, but thought better of it.
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