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CHAPTERI.OURSOCIETY
In
de
thefirstplace,Cranfordisinpossessionof
de
theAmazons;
alltheholdersofhousesabove
een
acertainrentarewomen.
Als
Ifamarriedcouplecometosettlein
de
thetown,somehowthegentlemandisappears;
heis
ofwel
eitherfairlyfrightenedtodeathbybeingthe
enige
onlymanintheCranfordeveningparties,
of
orheisaccountedforbybeing
met
withhisregiment,hisship,
of
orcloselyengagedinbusinessallthe
week
weekinthegreatneighbouringcommercialtownofDrumble,distant
enige
onlytwentymilesonarailroad.
Inshort,
wat
whateverdoesbecomeofthegentlemen,theyarenotatCranford.
What
kunnen
couldtheydoiftheywere
daar
there?
Thesurgeonhashisroundofthirtymiles,
en
andsleepsatCranford;
but
elke
everymancannotbeasurgeon.
For
houden
keepingthetrimgardensfullofchoiceflowers
zonder
withoutaweedtospeck
ze
them;
forfrighteningawaylittleboys
die
wholookwistfullyatthesaidflowers
door
throughtherailings;
forrushingoutatthegeese
die
thatoccasionallyventureintothegardens
als
ifthegatesareleft
open
open;
fordecidingallquestionsofliterature
en
andpoliticswithouttroublingthemselves
met
withunnecessaryreasonsorarguments;
forobtainingclear
en
andcorrectknowledgeofeverybody’saffairsintheparish;
for
houden
keepingtheirneatmaid-servantsinadmirable
orde
order;
forkindness(somewhatdictatorial)to
de
thepoor,andrealtender
goede
goodofficestoeachotherwhenevertheyareindistress,
de
theladiesofCranfordare
heel
quitesufficient.
“Aman,”asoneofthemobservedtome
eens
once,“issointhe
weg
wayinthehouse!”
Although
de
theladiesofCranfordknow
alle
alleachother’sproceedings,theyareexceedinglyindifferenttoeachother’sopinions.
Indeed,as
elk
eachhasherownindividuality,notto
zeggen
sayeccentricity,prettystronglydeveloped,
niets
nothingissoeasyasverbalretaliation;
maar
but,somehow,good-willreignsamongthemto
een
aconsiderabledegree.
TheCranfordladies
hebben
haveonlyanoccasionallittlequarrel,spirited
uit
outinafewpepperywords
en
andangryjerksofthe
hoofd
head;
justenoughtoprevent
de
theeventenoroftheirlivesfrom
wordt
becomingtooflat.
Theirdressis
zeer
veryindependentoffashion;
astheyobserve,“Whatdoesitsignify
hoe
howwedresshereatCranford,
waar
whereeverybodyknowsus?”
And
als
iftheygofromhome,their
reden
reasonisequallycogent,“Whatdoesitsignify
hoe
howwedresshere,where
niemand
nobodyknowsus?”
Thematerialsoftheirclothes
zijn
are,ingeneral,goodandplain,
en
andmostofthemarenearlyasscrupulousasMissTyler,ofcleanlymemory;
maar
butIwillanswerforit,
de
thelastgigot,thelasttight
en
andscantypetticoatinwearinEngland,was
gezien
seeninCranford—andseenwithout
een
asmile.
Icantestifyto
een
amagnificentfamilyredsilkumbrella,underwhich
een
agentlelittlespinster,left
alleen
aloneofmanybrothersandsisters,
gebruikt
usedtopattertochurchonrainydays.
Heb
HaveyouanyredsilkumbrellasinLondon?
We
hadden
hadatraditionofthe
eerste
firstthathadeverbeen
gezien
seeninCranford;
andthe
kleine
littleboysmobbedit,and
noemden
calledit“astickinpetticoats.”
It
kunnen
mighthavebeenthevery
rode
redsilkoneIhavedescribed,
gehouden
heldbyastrongfather
over
overatroopoflittleones;
the
arme
poorlittlelady—thesurvivorofall—couldscarcelycarryit.
Then
er
therewererulesandregulationsforvisiting
en
andcalls;
andtheywereannouncedtoany
jonge
youngpeoplewhomightbe
verbleven
stayinginthetown,with
alle
allthesolemnitywithwhich
de
theoldManxlawswereread
eenmaal
onceayearontheTinwaldMount.
“Ourfriends
hebben
havesenttoinquirehowyouare
na
afteryourjourneyto-night,mydear”(fifteenmilesinagentleman’scarriage);
“they
zullen
willgiveyousomerestto-morrow,
maar
butthenextday,Ihavenodoubt,they
zullen
willcall;
sobeatliberty
na
aftertwelve—fromtwelvetothreeareourcallinghours.”
Then,
nadat
aftertheyhadcalled—.
“Itisthethird
dag
day;
Idaresayyourmamma
heeft
hastoldyou,mydear,
nooit
nevertoletmorethan
drie
threedayselapsebetweenreceiving
een
acallandreturningit;
en
andalso,thatyouare
nooit
nevertostaylongerthanaquarterofanhour.”
“ButamItolookatmy
kijken
watch?
HowamItofindout
wanneer
whenaquarterofanhourhaspassed?”
“You
moet
mustkeepthinkingaboutthe
tijd
time,mydear,andnotallowyourselfto
vergeten
forgetitinconversation.”
As
iedereen
everybodyhadthisruleintheirminds,whethertheyreceivedor
betaalden
paidacall,ofcoursenoabsorbingsubjectwasever
gesproken
spokenabout.
Wekeptourselvestoshortsentencesof
kleine
smalltalk,andwerepunctualtoour
tijd
time.
Iimaginethata
paar
fewofthegentlefolksofCranfordwerepoor,
en
andhadsomedifficultyinmakingbothends
ontmoeten
meet;
buttheywerelike
de
theSpartans,andconcealedtheirsmart
onder
underasmilingface.
Wenoneofus
sprak
spokeofmoney,becausethatsubjectsavouredofcommerce
en
andtrade,andthoughsome
konden
mightbepoor,wewereallaristocratic.
TheCranfordians
hadden
hadthatkindlyespritdecorpswhichmadethemoverlook
alle
alldeficienciesinsuccesswhensomeamongthem
probeerden
triedtoconcealtheirpoverty.
WhenMrsForrester,forinstance,
gaf
gaveapartyinherbaby-houseofadwelling,
en
andthelittlemaidendisturbedtheladiesonthesofabyarequestthatshemight
krijgen
getthetea-trayoutfromunderneath,
iedereen
everyonetookthisnovelproceedingasthe
meest
mostnaturalthinginthe
wereld
world,andtalkedonabouthouseholdforms
en
andceremoniesasifweall
geloofden
believedthatourhostesshadaregularservants’hall,
tweede
secondtable,withhousekeeperandsteward,insteadoftheone
kleine
littlecharity-schoolmaiden,whoseshortruddyarmscould
nooit
neverhavebeenstrongenoughtocarrythetrayupstairs,ifshe
had
hadnotbeenassistedinprivatebyhermistress,whonow
zat
satinstate,pretendingnotto
wisten
knowwhatcakesweresentup,thoughshe
wisten
knew,andweknew,andshe
wisten
knewthatweknew,andwe
wisten
knewthatsheknewthatwe
wisten
knew,shehadbeenbusyallthemorningmakingtea-bread
en
andsponge-cakes.
Therewereone
of
ortwoconsequencesarisingfrom
deze
thisgeneralbutunacknowledgedpoverty,
en
andthisverymuchacknowledgedgentility,
die
whichwerenotamiss,and
die
whichmightbeintroducedinto
vele
manycirclesofsocietytotheir
grote
greatimprovement.
Forinstance,theinhabitantsofCranford
hielden
keptearlyhours,andclattered
huis
homeintheirpattens,under
de
theguidanceofalantern-bearer,
ongeveer
aboutnineo’clockatnight;
en
andthewholetownwasabed
en
andasleepbyhalf-pastten.
Moreover,itwasconsidered“vulgar”(atremendous
woord
wordinCranford)togive
iets
anythingexpensive,inthewayofeatable
of
ordrinkable,attheeveningentertainments.
Waferbread-and-butter
en
andsponge-biscuitswereallthat
de
theHonourableMrsJamiesongave;
en
andshewassister-in-lawto
de
thelateEarlofGlenmire,althoughshedidpractisesuch“eleganteconomy.”
“Eleganteconomy!”
Hownaturally
men
onefallsbackintothephraseologyofCranford!
Daar
There,economywasalways“elegant,”
en
andmoney-spendingalways“vulgarandostentatious”;
een
asortofsour-grapeismwhich
maakte
madeusverypeacefulandsatisfied.
I
nooit
nevershallforgetthedismay
gevoeld
feltwhenacertainCaptainBrown
kwam
cametoliveatCranford,
en
andopenlyspokeabouthisbeingpoor—notinawhispertoanintimate
vriend
friend,thedoorsandwindowsbeingpreviously
gesloten
closed,butinthepublic
straat
street!
inaloudmilitaryvoice!
alleginghispovertyas
een
areasonfornottaking
een
aparticularhouse.
TheladiesofCranfordwere
al
alreadyrathermoaningovertheinvasionoftheirterritoriesby
een
amanandagentleman.
Hewas
een
ahalf-paycaptain,andhadobtained
aantal
somesituationonaneighbouringrailroad,
die
whichhadbeenvehementlypetitioned
tegen
againstbythelittletown;
en
andif,inadditiontohismasculinegender,
en
andhisconnectionwiththeobnoxiousrailroad,hewassobrazenasto
praten
talkofbeingpoor—why,then,indeed,he
moet
mustbesenttoCoventry.
Dood
Deathwasastrueandascommonaspoverty;
toch
yetpeopleneverspokeaboutthat,loudoutin
de
thestreets.
Itwasa
woord
wordnottobementionedtoearspolite.
We
hadden
hadtacitlyagreedtoignore
dat
thatanywithwhomweassociatedontermsofvisitingequality
kunnen
couldeverbepreventedbypovertyfrom
doen
doinganythingthattheywished.
Als
Ifwewalkedtoorfrom
een
aparty,itwasbecausethe
nacht
nightwassofine,orthe
lucht
airsorefreshing,notbecausesedan-chairswereexpensive.
Als
Ifweworeprints,insteadofsummersilks,itwas
omdat
becausewepreferredawashingmaterial;
en
andsoon,tillweblindedourselvesto
het
thevulgarfactthatwewere,allofus,
mensen
peopleofverymoderatemeans.
Of
natuurlijk
course,then,wedidnot
wisten
knowwhattomakeof
een
amanwhocouldspeakofpovertyasifitwasnot
een
adisgrace.
Yet,somehow,CaptainBrown
maakte
madehimselfrespectedinCranford,
en
andwascalledupon,inspiteof
alle
allresolutionstothecontrary.
Iwassurprisedto
horen
hearhisopinionsquotedasauthorityat
een
avisitwhichIpaidtoCranford
ongeveer
aboutayearafterhe
had
hadsettledinthetown.
My
eigen
ownfriendshadbeenamong
de
thebitterestopponentsofanyproposaltovisit
de
theCaptainandhisdaughters,onlytwelvemonthsbefore;
en
andnowhewasevenadmittedin
de
thetabooedhoursbeforetwelve.
Waar
True,itwastodiscoverthe
oorzaak
causeofasmokingchimney,
voordat
beforethefirewaslighted;
maar
butstillCaptainBrownwalkedupstairs,
niets
nothingdaunted,spokeinavoice
te
toolargefortheroom,
en
andjokedquiteinthe
manier
wayofatameman
over
aboutthehouse.
Hehadbeenblindto
alle
allthesmallslights,andomissionsoftrivialceremonies,withwhichhehadbeenreceived.
Hehadbeenfriendly,though
de
theCranfordladieshadbeen
koel
cool;
hehadansweredsmallsarcasticcomplimentsin
goede
goodfaith;
andwithhismanlyfrankness
had
hadoverpoweredalltheshrinkingwhich
ontmoette
methimasamanwhowasnotashamedtobepoor.
En
And,atlast,hisexcellentmasculinecommonsense,
en
andhisfacilityindevisingexpedientstoovercomedomesticdilemmas,
had
hadgainedhimanextraordinary
plaats
placeasauthorityamongtheCranfordladies.
Hehimself
ging
wentoninhiscourse,asunawareofhispopularityashehadbeenof
het
thereverse;
andIam
zeker
surehewasstartledone
dag
daywhenhefoundhisadvicesohighlyesteemedastomakesomecounsel
die
whichhehadgiveninjesttobe
nemen
takeninsober,seriousearnest.
Itwason
dit
thissubject:
Anoldlady
had
hadanAlderneycow,whichshelookeduponasa
dochter
daughter.
Youcouldnotpaytheshortquarterof
een
anhourcallwithoutbeing
verteld
toldofthewonderfulmilk
of
orwonderfulintelligenceofthisanimal.
De
ThewholetownknewandkindlyregardedMissBetsyBarker’sAlderney;
therefore
groot
greatwasthesympathyandregret
toen
when,inanunguardedmoment,the
arme
poorcowtumbledintoalime-pit.
Shemoanedsoloudly
dat
thatshewassoonheard
en
andrescued;
butmeanwhilethe
arme
poorbeasthadlostmostofherhair,
en
andcameoutlookingnaked,
koud
cold,andmiserable,inabareskin.
Iedereen
Everybodypitiedtheanimal,though
een
afewcouldnotrestraintheirsmilesatherdrollappearance.
MissBetsyBarkerabsolutelycriedwithsorrow
en
anddismay;
anditwas
gezegd
saidshethoughtoftrying
een
abathofoil.
Thisremedy,
misschien
perhaps,wasrecommendedbysome
een
oneofthenumberwhoseadviceshe
vroeg
asked;
buttheproposal,ifeveritwasmade,wasknockedonthe
hoofd
headbyCaptainBrown’sdecided“Gether
een
aflannelwaistcoatandflanneldrawers,ma’am,
als
ifyouwishtokeepheralive.
Maar
Butmyadviceis,kill
het
thepoorcreatureatonce.”
MissBetsyBarkerdriedhereyes,
en
andthankedtheCaptainheartily;
shesetto
werk
work,andby-and-byallthe
stad
townturnedouttoseetheAlderneymeekly
ging
goingtoherpasture,cladindarkgreyflannel.
I
heb
havewatchedhermyselfmanyatime.
Doyouever
zie
seecowsdressedingreyflannelinLondon?
CaptainBrown
had
hadtakenasmallhouseon
de
theoutskirtsofthetown,
waar
wherehelivedwithhis
twee
twodaughters.
Hemusthavebeenupwardsofsixtyatthetimeofthe
eerste
firstvisitIpaidtoCranford
nadat
afterIhadleftitasaresidence.
Maar
Buthehadawiry,well-trained,elasticfigure,
een
astiffmilitarythrow-backofhis
hoofd
head,andaspringingstep,whichmadehimappear
veel
muchyoungerthanhewas.
Hiseldest
dochter
daughterlookedalmostasoldashimself,
en
andbetrayedthefactthathis
echte
realwasmorethanhisapparentage.
MissBrown
moet
musthavebeenforty;
she
had
hadasickly,pained,carewornexpressiononherface,
en
andlookedasifthegaietyofyouth
had
hadlongfadedoutofsight.
Zelfs
Evenwhenyoungshemusthavebeenplain
en
andhard-featured.
MissJessieBrownwas
tien
tenyearsyoungerthanher
zus
sister,andtwentyshadesprettier.
Her
gezicht
facewasroundanddimpled.
MissJenkynsonce
zei
said,inapassionagainstCaptainBrown(the
oorzaak
causeofwhichIwill
zei
tellyoupresently),“thatshe
dacht
thoughtitwastimeforMissJessieto
laten
leaveoffherdimples,andnot
altijd
alwaystobetryingtolooklike
een
achild.”
Itwastrue
er
therewassomethingchildlikeinher
gezicht
face;
andtherewillbe,I
denk
think,tillshedies,thoughsheshouldlivetoahundred.
Hereyeswerelargebluewonderingeyes,
kijkend
lookingstraightatyou;
hernosewasunformed
en
andsnub,andherlipswere
rood
redanddewy;
sheworeherhair,too,in
kleine
littlerowsofcurls,whichheightened
dit
thisappearance.
Idonot
weet
knowwhethershewasprettyornot;
maar
butIlikedherface,
en
andsodideverybody,andI
deden
donotthinkshecould
helpen
helpherdimples.
Shehad
iets
somethingofherfather’sjauntinessofgait
en
andmanner;
andanyfemaleobserver
kunnen
mightdetectaslightdifferencein
de
theattireofthetwosisters—thatofMissJessiebeing
ongeveer
abouttwopoundsperannummoreexpensive
dan
thanMissBrown’s.
Twopoundswas
een
alargesuminCaptainBrown’sannualdisbursements.
Suchwastheimpression
maakte
madeuponmebytheBrown
familie
familywhenIfirstsawthemall
samen
togetherinCranfordChurch.
TheCaptainI
had
hadmetbefore—ontheoccasionof
de
thesmokychimney,whichhe
had
hadcuredbysomesimplealterationin
de
theflue.
Inchurch,he
hield
heldhisdoubleeye-glasstohiseyesduring
de
theMorningHymn,andthenlifteduphis
hoofd
headerectandsangoutloud
en
andjoyfully.
Hemadetheresponseslouder
dan
thantheclerk—anoldman
met
withapipingfeeblevoice,
die
who,Ithink,feltaggrievedat
de
theCaptain’ssonorousbass,andquiveredhigher
en
andhigherinconsequence.
Oncomingoutofchurch,thebriskCaptainpaidthe
meest
mostgallantattentiontohis
twee
twodaughters.
Henoddedandsmiledtohisacquaintances;
maar
butheshookhandswithnoneuntilhe
had
hadhelpedMissBrowntounfurlherumbrella,
had
hadrelievedherofherprayer-book,
en
andhadwaitedpatientlytill
ze
she,withtremblingnervoushands,
had
hadtakenuphergownto
lopen
walkthroughthewetroads.
Iwonderwhat
de
theCranfordladiesdidwithCaptainBrownattheirparties.
We
hadden
hadoftenrejoiced,informerdays,
dat
thattherewasnogentlemantobeattended
te
to,andtofindconversationfor,at
de
thecard-parties.
Wehadcongratulatedourselvesupon
de
thesnugnessoftheevenings;
en
and,inourloveforgentility,
en
anddistasteofmankind,we
hadden
hadalmostpersuadedourselvesthattobe
een
amanwastobe“vulgar”;
so
dat
thatwhenIfoundmyfriend
en
andhostess,MissJenkyns,wasgoingtohave
een
apartyinmyhonour,
en
andthatCaptainandtheMissBrownswereinvited,Iwondered
veel
muchwhatwouldbethecourseof
de
theevening.
Card-tables,withgreenbaizetops,weresetoutbydaylight,
net
justasusual;
itwasthethird
week
weekinNovember,sotheeveningsclosedinabout
vier
four.
Candles,andcleanpacksofcards,werearrangedon
elke
eachtable.
Thefirewasmadeup;
de
theneatmaid-servanthadreceivedher
laatste
lastdirections;
andtherewe
stonden
stood,dressedinourbest,
elk
eachwithacandle-lighterinourhands,
klaar
readytodartatthecandlesassoonas
de
thefirstknockcame.
PartiesinCranfordweresolemnfestivities,making
de
theladiesfeelgravelyelatedasthey
zaten
sattogetherintheirbestdresses.
Assoonas
drie
threehadarrived,wesatdownto“Preference,”Ibeing
de
theunluckyfourth.
Thenext
vier
fourcomerswereputdownimmediatelyto
andere
anothertable;
andpresentlythetea-trays,
die
whichIhadseensetoutinthestore-roomasIpassedinthe
ochtend
morning,wereplacedeachonthemiddleof
een
acard-table.
Thechinawasdelicateegg-shell;
het
theold-fashionedsilverglitteredwithpolishing;
maar
buttheeatableswereof
de
theslightestdescription.
Whilethetrayswereyeton
de
thetables,CaptainandtheMissBrowns
kwamen
camein;
andIcould
zien
seethat,somehoworother,
de
theCaptainwasafavouritewith
alle
alltheladiespresent.
Ruffledbrowsweresmoothed,sharpvoicesloweredathisapproach.
MissBrownlookedill,
en
anddepressedalmosttogloom.
MissJessiesmiledasusual,
en
andseemednearlyaspopularasher
vader
father.
Heimmediatelyandquietlyassumed
de
theman’splaceinthe
kamer
room;
attendedtoeveryone’swants,lessened
de
theprettymaid-servant’slabourby
wachten
waitingonemptycupsandbread-and-butterlessladies;
en
andyetdiditallinsoeasy
en
anddignifiedamanner,andsomuchasifitwere
een
amatterofcourseforthestrongtoattendtotheweak,
dat
thathewasatrue
man
manthroughout.
Heplayedforthreepennypoints
met
withasgraveaninterestasiftheyhadbeenpounds;
en
andyet,inallhisattentiontostrangers,he
had
hadaneyeonhissufferingdaughter—forsufferingIwas
zeker
sureshewas,thoughto
veel
manyeyesshemightonlyappeartobeirritable.
MissJessie
kon
couldnotplaycards:
butshe
sprak
talkedtothesitters-out,who,
voordat
beforehercoming,hadbeenratherinclinedtobecross.
She
zong
sang,too,toanoldcrackedpiano,
die
whichIthinkhadbeenaspinetinitsyouth.
MissJessie
zong
sang,“JockofHazeldean”a
beetje
littleoutoftune;
butwewerenoneofusmusical,thoughMissJenkyns
versloeg
beattime,outoftime,bywayofappearingtobeso.
Itwas
erg
verygoodofMissJenkynsto
doen
dothis;
forIhad
gezien
seenthat,alittlebefore,she
had
hadbeenagooddealannoyedbyMissJessieBrown’sunguardedadmission(àproposofShetlandwool)thatshe
had
hadanuncle,hermother’s
broer
brother,whowasashopkeeperinEdinburgh.
MissJenkyns
probeerde
triedtodrownthisconfessionby
een
aterriblecough—fortheHonourableMrsJamiesonwas
zat
sittingatacard-tablenearestMissJessie,
en
andwhatwouldshesay
of
orthinkifshefoundoutshewasinthe
dezelfde
sameroomwithashop-keeper’sniece!
Maar
ButMissJessieBrown(whohad
geen
notact,asweallagreedthe
volgende
nextmorning)wouldrepeattheinformation,
en
andassureMissPoleshe
kon
couldeasilygethertheidenticalShetlandwoolrequired,“throughmy
oom
uncle,whohasthebestassortmentofShetlandgoodsofanyoneinEdinbro’.”
Itwasto
nemen
takethetasteofthis
uit
outofourmouths,andthe
geluid
soundofthisoutofourears,
dat
thatMissJenkynsproposedmusic;
soI
zeg
sayagain,itwasvery
goed
goodofhertobeat
tijd
timetothesong.
Whenthetraysre-appeared
met
withbiscuitsandwine,punctuallyataquartertonine,
er
therewasconversation,comparingofcards,
en
andtalkingovertricks;
butby-and-byCaptainBrownsported
een
abitofliterature.
“Haveyou
gezien
seenanynumbersof‘ThePickwickPapers’?”
zei
saidhe.
(Theywerethenpublishinginparts.)
“Capitalthing!”
NowMissJenkynswas
dochter
daughterofadeceasedrectorofCranford;
en
and,onthestrengthofa
aantal
numberofmanuscriptsermons,andapretty
goede
goodlibraryofdivinity,consideredherselfliterary,
en
andlookeduponanyconversationabout
boeken
booksasachallengeto
haar
her.
Sosheansweredand
zei
said,“Yes,shehadseenthem;
indeed,she
kunnen
mightsayshehadreadthem.”
“Andwhatdoyou
denk
thinkofthem?”
exclaimedCaptainBrown.
“Aren’ttheyfamouslygood?”
SourgedMissJenkyns
kon
couldnotbutspeak.
“I
moet
mustsay,Idon’tthinktheyarebyanymeansequaltoDrJohnson.
Toch
Still,perhaps,theauthoris
jong
young.
Lethimpersevere,and
wie
whoknowswhathemay
worden
becomeifhewilltake
de
thegreatDoctorforhismodel?”
Dit
ThiswasevidentlytoomuchforCaptainBrownto
nemen
takeplacidly;
andIsawthewordsonthetipofhistongue
voordat
beforeMissJenkynshadfinishedhersentence.
“Itis
heel
quiteadifferentsortof
ding
thing,mydearmadam,”hebegan.
“Iam
heel
quiteawareofthat,”returned
ze
she.
“AndImakeallowances,CaptainBrown.”
“Justallowmetoreadyou
een
asceneoutofthismonth’snumber,”pleaded
hij
he.
“Ihaditonlythismorning,
en
andIdon’tthinkthe
bedrijf
companycanhavereadityet.”
“Asyouplease,”
zei
saidshe,settlingherselfwith
een
anairofresignation.
He
las
readtheaccountofthe“swarry”whichSamWeller
gaf
gaveatBath.
Someofuslaughedheartily.
Ididnotdare,
omdat
becauseIwasstayingin
het
thehouse.