CHAPTERI.OURSOCIETY
In
de
thefirstplace,Cranfordisinbezit
possessionoftheAmazons;alltheholdersofhouses
boven
aboveacertainrentarewomen.Als
Ifamarriedcouplecometovestigt
settleinthetown,somehowde
thegentlemandisappears;heis
ofwel
eitherfairlyfrightenedtodeathbybeingtheenige
onlymanintheCranfordeveningparties,of
orheisaccountedforbybeingmet
withhisregiment,hisship,of
orcloselyengagedinbusinessalltheweek
weekinthegreatneighbouringcommercialtownofDrumble,distantenige
onlytwentymilesonaspoorweg
railroad.Inshort,whateverdoes
wordt
becomeofthegentlemen,theyarenotatCranford.What
kunnen
couldtheydoiftheyweredaar
there?Thesurgeonhashis
ronde
roundofthirtymiles,andslaapt
sleepsatCranford;butevery
man
mancannotbeasurgeon.For
houden
keepingthetrimgardensfullofchoiceflowerszonder
withoutaweedtospeckze
them;forfrighteningawaylittleboys
die
wholookwistfullyatthesaidflowersdoor
throughtherailings;forrushingoutatthegeese
die
thatoccasionallyventureintothegardensals
ifthegatesareleftopen
open;fordecidingallquestionsof
literatuur
literatureandpoliticswithouttroublingthemselvesmet
withunnecessaryreasonsorarguments;for
verkrijgen
obtainingclearandcorrectknowledgeofeverybody’saffairsintheparochie
parish;forkeepingtheirneatmaid-servantsin
bewonderenswaardige
admirableorder;forkindness(somewhatdictatorial)to
de
thepoor,andrealtendergoede
goodofficestoeachotherwhenevertheyareindistress,de
theladiesofCranfordareheel
quitesufficient.“Aman,”asoneofthemobservedtome
eens
once,“issointheweg
wayinthehouse!”Although
de
theladiesofCranfordknowalle
alleachother’sproceedings,theyareexceedinglyonverschillig
indifferenttoeachother’sopinions.Inderdaad
Indeed,aseachhashereigen
ownindividuality,nottosayeccentricity,prettysterk
stronglydeveloped,nothingissoeasyasverbale
verbalretaliation;but,somehow,good-willreigns
onder
amongthemtoaconsiderablemate
degree.TheCranfordladieshave
alleen
onlyanoccasionallittlequarrel,spiriteduit
outinafewpepperywordsen
andangryjerksofthehoofd
head;justenoughtoprevent
de
theeventenoroftheirlivesfromwordt
becomingtooflat.Theirdressis
zeer
veryindependentoffashion;astheyobserve,“Whatdoesitsignify
hoe
howwedresshereatCranford,waar
whereeverybodyknowsus?”And
als
iftheygofromhome,theirreden
reasonisequallycogent,“Whatdoesitsignifyhoe
howwedresshere,whereniemand
nobodyknowsus?”Thematerialsoftheir
kleren
clothesare,ingeneral,gooden
andplain,andmostofthemarebijna
nearlyasscrupulousasMissTyler,ofcleanlygeheugen
memory;butIwillanswerforit,
de
thelastgigot,thelaststrakke
tightandscantypetticoatinwearinEngland,wasgezien
seeninCranford—andseenwithouteen
asmile.Icantestifyto
een
amagnificentfamilyredsilkparaplu
umbrella,underwhichagentlekleine
littlespinster,leftaloneofvele
manybrothersandsisters,usedtopattertokerk
churchonrainydays.Haveyouany
rode
redsilkumbrellasinLondon?We
hadden
hadatraditionoftheeerste
firstthathadeverbeengezien
seeninCranford;andthe
kleine
littleboysmobbedit,andnoemden
calledit“astickinpetticoats.”It
kunnen
mighthavebeentheveryrode
redsilkoneIhavebeschreven
described,heldbyastrongvader
fatheroveratroopofkleine
littleones;thepoorlittlelady—the
overlevende
survivorofall—couldscarcelycarryit.Then
er
therewererulesandregulationsforbezoeken
visitingandcalls;andtheywereannouncedtoany
jonge
youngpeoplewhomightbeverbleven
stayinginthetown,withalle
allthesolemnitywithwhichde
theoldManxlawswerereadeenmaal
onceayearontheTinwaldMount
Mount.“Ourfriendshavesentto
vragen
inquirehowyouareafteryourreis
journeyto-night,mydear”(fifteenmilesinagentleman’scarriage);“they
zullen
willgiveyousomerestto-morrow,maar
butthenextday,Ihavenotwijfel
doubt,theywillcall;sobeatliberty
na
aftertwelve—fromtwelvetothreeareourcallinghours.”Then,
nadat
aftertheyhadcalled—.“Itisthe
derde
thirdday;Idaresayyourmamma
heeft
hastoldyou,mydear,nooit
nevertoletmorethandrie
threedayselapsebetweenreceivingeen
acallandreturningit;en
andalso,thatyouarenooit
nevertostaylongerthanaquarterofanhour.”“ButamItolookatmy
kijken
watch?HowamItofindout
wanneer
whenaquarterofanhourhaspassed?”“You
moet
mustkeepthinkingaboutthetijd
time,mydear,andnottoestaan
allowyourselftoforgetitinconversation.”As
iedereen
everybodyhadthisruleintheirminds,whethertheyontvingen
receivedorpaidacall,ofnatuurlijk
coursenoabsorbingsubjectwasevergesproken
spokenabout.Wekeptourselvesto
korte
shortsentencesofsmalltalk,en
andwerepunctualtoourtijd
time.Iimaginethata
paar
fewofthegentlefolksofCranfordwerepoor,en
andhadsomedifficultyinmakingbothendsontmoeten
meet;buttheywerelike
de
theSpartans,andconcealedtheirsmartonder
underasmilingface.We
niemand
noneofusspokeofgeld
money,becausethatsubjectsavouredofcommerceen
andtrade,andthoughsomekonden
mightbepoor,wewereallaristocratic.TheCranfordians
hadden
hadthatkindlyespritdecorps
corpswhichmadethemoverlookalle
alldeficienciesinsuccesswhensomeonder
amongthemtriedtoconcealtheirarmoede
poverty.WhenMrsForrester,forinstance,
gaf
gaveapartyinherbaby-houseofadwelling,en
andthelittlemaidendisturbedtheladiesonthebank
sofabyarequestthatshemightkrijgen
getthetea-trayoutfromunderneath,iedereen
everyonetookthisnovelproceedingasthemeest
mostnaturalthinginthewereld
world,andtalkedonabouthuishoudelijke
householdformsandceremoniesasifweallgeloofden
believedthatourhostesshadaregelmatige
regularservants’hall,secondtable,met
withhousekeeperandsteward,insteadoftheonekleine
littlecharity-schoolmaiden,whoseshortruddyarmscouldnooit
neverhavebeenstrongenoughtodragen
carrythetrayupstairs,ifshehad
hadnotbeenassistedinprivé
privatebyhermistress,whonowzat
satinstate,pretendingnottowisten
knowwhatcakesweresentup,thoughshewisten
knew,andweknew,andshewisten
knewthatweknew,andwewisten
knewthatsheknewthatwewisten
knew,shehadbeenbusyallthemorningmakingtea-breaden
andsponge-cakes.Therewereone
of
ortwoconsequencesarisingfromdeze
thisgeneralbutunacknowledgedpoverty,en
andthisverymuchacknowledgedgentility,die
whichwerenotamiss,anddie
whichmightbeintroducedintovele
manycirclesofsocietytotheirgrote
greatimprovement.Forinstance,theinhabitantsofCranford
hielden
keptearlyhours,andclatteredhuis
homeintheirpattens,underde
theguidanceofalantern-bearer,ongeveer
aboutnineo’clockatnight;en
andthewholetownwasabeden
andasleepbyhalf-pastten.Moreover,itwas
beschouwd
considered“vulgar”(atremendouswordinCranford)togeven
giveanythingexpensive,inthewayofeatableof
ordrinkable,attheeveningentertainments.Waferbread-and-butter
en
andsponge-biscuitswereallthatde
theHonourableMrsJamiesongave;en
andshewassister-in-lawtode
thelateEarlofGlenmire,althoughshedidbeoefende
practisesuch“eleganteconomy.”“Eleganteconomy!”
How
natuurlijk
naturallyonefallsbackintode
thephraseologyofCranford!There,
economie
economywasalways“elegant,”andmoney-spendingaltijd
always“vulgarandostentatious”;a
soort
sortofsour-grapeismwhichmadeuszeer
verypeacefulandsatisfied.I
nooit
nevershallforgetthedismaygevoeld
feltwhenacertainCaptainBrown
BrowncametoliveatCranford,en
andopenlyspokeabouthisbeingpoor—notinafluisteren
whispertoanintimatefriend,de
thedoorsandwindowsbeingeerder
previouslyclosed,butintheopenbare
publicstreet!inaloud
militaire
militaryvoice!alleginghispovertyas
een
areasonfornottakingeen
aparticularhouse.TheladiesofCranfordwere
al
alreadyrathermoaningovertheinvasie
invasionoftheirterritoriesbyeen
amanandagentleman.Hewas
een
ahalf-paycaptain,andhadverkregen
obtainedsomesituationonaneighbouringspoorweg
railroad,whichhadbeenvehementlypetitionedtegen
againstbythelittletown;en
andif,inadditiontohismannelijke
masculinegender,andhisconnectionmet
withtheobnoxiousrailroad,hewassobrazenastopraten
talkofbeingpoor—why,then,inderdaad
indeed,hemustbesenttoCoventry.Dood
Deathwasastrueandascommonasarmoede
poverty;yetpeopleneverspoke
over
aboutthat,loudoutinde
thestreets.Itwasa
woord
wordnottobementionedtoearspolite.We
hadden
hadtacitlyagreedtoignoredat
thatanywithwhomweassociatedontermsofvisitinggelijkheid
equalitycouldeverbepreventedbyarmoede
povertyfromdoinganythingthattheywilden
wished.Ifwewalkedto
of
orfromaparty,itwasomdat
becausethenightwassofine,of
ortheairsorefreshing,notomdat
becausesedan-chairswereexpensive.Ifwe
droegen
woreprints,insteadofsummersilks,itwasomdat
becausewepreferredawashingmaterial;en
andsoon,tillweverblindden
blindedourselvestothevulgarfeit
factthatwewere,allofus,mensen
peopleofverymoderatemeans.Of
natuurlijk
course,then,wedidnotwisten
knowwhattomakeofeen
amanwhocouldspeakofarmoede
povertyasifitwasnoteen
adisgrace.Yet,somehow,Captain
Brown
BrownmadehimselfrespectedinCranford,en
andwascalledupon,inondanks
spiteofallresolutionstothecontrary.Iwas
verbaasd
surprisedtohearhisopinionsgeciteerd
quotedasauthorityatabezoek
visitwhichIpaidtoCranfordongeveer
aboutayearafterhehad
hadsettledinthetown.My
eigen
ownfriendshadbeenamongde
thebitterestopponentsofanyvoorstel
proposaltovisittheCaptainen
andhisdaughters,onlytwelvemonthsbefore;en
andnowhewaseventoegelaten
admittedinthetabooedhoursbeforetwelve.Waar
True,itwastodiscovertheoorzaak
causeofasmokingchimney,voordat
beforethefirewaslighted;maar
butstillCaptainBrownwalkedboven
upstairs,nothingdaunted,spokeineen
avoicetoolargeforthekamer
room,andjokedquiteinthemanier
wayofatamemanover
aboutthehouse.Hehadbeen
blind
blindtoallthesmallslights,en
andomissionsoftrivialceremonies,withwhichhehadbeenontvangen
received.Hehadbeenfriendly,though
de
theCranfordladieshadbeenkoel
cool;hehadansweredsmall
sarcastische
sarcasticcomplimentsingoodfaith;en
andwithhismanlyfranknesshad
hadoverpoweredalltheshrinkingwhichontmoette
methimasamanwhowasnotashamedtobepoor.En
And,atlast,hisexcellentmannelijke
masculinecommonsense,andhisfacilityindevisingexpedientstooverwinnen
overcomedomesticdilemmas,hadgainedhimeen
anextraordinaryplaceasauthorityonder
amongtheCranfordladies.Hehimself
ging
wentoninhiscourse,asonbewust
unawareofhispopularityashehadbeenofhet
thereverse;andIam
zeker
surehewasstartledonedag
daywhenhefoundhisadvicesozeer
highlyesteemedastomakesomecounseldie
whichhehadgiveninjesttobenemen
takeninsober,seriousearnest.Itwason
dit
thissubject:Anoldlady
had
hadanAlderneycow,whichshelookeduponasadochter
daughter.Youcouldnotpaythe
korte
shortquarterofanhourcallzonder
withoutbeingtoldoftheprachtige
wonderfulmilkorwonderfulintelligenceofdit
thisanimal.Thewholetown
kende
knewandkindlyregardedMissBetsyBarker’sAlderney;daarom
thereforegreatwasthesympathyen
andregretwhen,inanunguardedmoment
moment,thepoorcowtumbledintoalime-pit.She
kreunde
moanedsoloudlythatshewassnel
soonheardandrescued;but
ondertussen
meanwhilethepoorbeasthadverloren
lostmostofherhair,en
andcameoutlookingnaked,koud
cold,andmiserable,inakale
bareskin.Everybodypitiedthe
dier
animal,thoughafewcouldnotbedwingen
restraintheirsmilesatherdrollappearance.MissBetsyBarker
absoluut
absolutelycriedwithsorrowanddismay;en
anditwassaidshedacht
thoughtoftryingabathofolie
oil.Thisremedy,perhaps,was
aanbevolen
recommendedbysomeoneofde
thenumberwhoseadviceshevroeg
asked;buttheproposal,ifeveritwasmade,wasknockedonthe
hoofd
headbyCaptainBrown’sdecided“Gethereen
aflannelwaistcoatandflanneldrawers,ma’am,als
ifyouwishtokeepheralive.Maar
Butmyadviceis,killhet
thepoorcreatureatonce.”MissBetsyBarker
droogde
driedhereyes,andthankedde
theCaptainheartily;shesetto
werk
work,andby-and-byallthestad
townturnedouttoseetheAlderneymeeklyging
goingtoherpasture,cladindarkgreyflannel.I
heb
havewatchedhermyselfmanyatime.Doyouever
zie
seecowsdressedingreyflannelinLondon?Captain
Brown
Brownhadtakenasmallhouseonde
theoutskirtsofthetown,waar
wherehelivedwithhistwee
twodaughters.Hemusthavebeenupwardsofsixtyatthetimeofthe
eerste
firstvisitIpaidtoCranfordnadat
afterIhadleftitasaresidence.Maar
Buthehadawiry,well-trained,elastische
elasticfigure,astiffmilitarythrow-backofhishoofd
head,andaspringingstep,whichmadehimleek
appearmuchyoungerthanhewas.His
oudste
eldestdaughterlookedalmostasoud
oldashimself,andbetrayedhet
thefactthathisrealwasmeer
morethanhisapparentage.Miss
Brown
Brownmusthavebeenforty;she
had
hadasickly,pained,carewornuitdrukking
expressiononherface,andkeek
lookedasifthegaietyofjeugd
youthhadlongfadedoutofsight.Zelfs
Evenwhenyoungshemusthavebeenplainen
andhard-featured.MissJessieBrownwas
tien
tenyearsyoungerthanherzus
sister,andtwentyshadesprettier.Her
gezicht
facewasroundanddimpled.MissJenkynsonce
zei
said,inapassionagainstCaptainBrown
Brown(thecauseofwhichIzal
willtellyoupresently),“thatshedacht
thoughtitwastimeforMissJessietolaten
leaveoffherdimples,andnotaltijd
alwaystobetryingtolooklikeeen
achild.”Itwastrue
er
therewassomethingchildlikeinhergezicht
face;andtherewillbe,I
denk
think,tillshedies,thoughsheshouldlivetoahonderd
hundred.Hereyeswerelarge
blauwe
bluewonderingeyes,lookingstraightatyou;her
neus
nosewasunformedandsnub,en
andherlipswerereden
anddewy;sheworeherhair,too,in
kleine
littlerowsofcurls,whichheighteneddit
thisappearance.Idonot
weet
knowwhethershewasprettyornot;maar
butIlikedherface,en
andsodideverybody,andIdeden
donotthinkshecouldhelpen
helpherdimples.Shehad
iets
somethingofherfather’sjauntinessofgaiten
andmanner;andanyfemale
waarnemer
observermightdetectaslightverschil
differenceintheattireofde
thetwosisters—thatofMissJessiebeingongeveer
abouttwopoundsperannummoreduurder
expensivethanMissBrown’s.Twopoundswas
een
alargesuminCaptainBrown’sjaarlijkse
annualdisbursements.Suchwasthe
indruk
impressionmadeuponmebytheBrown
BrownfamilywhenIfirstzag
sawthemalltogetherinCranfordChurch.De
TheCaptainIhadmetbefore—onde
theoccasionofthesmokyschoorsteen
chimney,whichhehadcuredbysomeeenvoudige
simplealterationintheflue.In
kerk
church,heheldhisdoubleeye-glasstohiseyestijdens
duringtheMorningHymn,andthentilde
lifteduphisheaderecten
andsangoutloudandjoyfully.He
maakte
madetheresponseslouderthande
theclerk—anoldmanwitheen
apipingfeeblevoice,who,Idenk
think,feltaggrievedattheCaptain’ssonorousbas
bass,andquiveredhigherandhoger
higherinconsequence.Oncomingoutof
kerk
church,thebriskCaptainpaidthemeest
mostgallantattentiontohistwee
twodaughters.Henoddedand
glimlachte
smiledtohisacquaintances;butheshookhands
met
withnoneuntilhehadgeholpen
helpedMissBrowntounfurlherparaplu
umbrella,hadrelievedherofherprayer-book,en
andhadwaitedpatientlytillze
she,withtremblingnervoushands,had
hadtakenuphergowntolopen
walkthroughthewetroads.I
vraag me af
wonderwhattheCranfordladiesdeden
didwithCaptainBrownattheirparties.We
hadden
hadoftenrejoiced,informerdays,dat
thattherewasnogentlemantobebijgewoond
attendedto,andtofindgesprek
conversationfor,atthecard-parties.We
hadden
hadcongratulatedourselvesuponthesnugnessofde
theevenings;and,inour
liefde
loveforgentility,anddistasteofmensheid
mankind,wehadalmostpersuadedourselvesdat
thattobeamanwastobe“vulgar”;so
dat
thatwhenIfoundmyfrienden
andhostess,MissJenkyns,wasgoingtohaveeen
apartyinmyhonour,en
andthatCaptainandtheMissBrownswereinvited,Iwonderedveel
muchwhatwouldbethecourseofde
theevening.Card-tables,withgreenbaizetops,weresetoutby
daglicht
daylight,justasusual;itwasthe
derde
thirdweekinNovember,sotheeveningsclosedinaboutvier
four.Candles,andcleanpacksofcards,werearrangedon
elke
eachtable.Thefirewasmadeup;
de
theneatmaid-servanthadreceivedherlaatste
lastdirections;andtherewe
stonden
stood,dressedinourbest,elk
eachwithacandle-lighterinourhands,klaar
readytodartatthecandlesassoonasde
thefirstknockcame.PartiesinCranfordwere
plechtige
solemnfestivities,makingtheladiesvoelden
feelgravelyelatedastheyzaten
sattogetherintheirbestdresses.Assoonas
drie
threehadarrived,wesatdownto“Preference,”Ibeingde
theunluckyfourth.Thenext
vier
fourcomerswereputdownonmiddellijk
immediatelytoanothertable;and
momenteel
presentlythetea-trays,whichIhad
hadseensetoutinthestore-roomasIpassedintheochtend
morning,wereplacedeachonthemidden
middleofacard-table.Thechinawas
delicate
delicateegg-shell;theold-fashionedsilverglittered
met
withpolishing;buttheeatableswereof
de
theslightestdescription.Whilethetrayswereyeton
de
thetables,CaptainandtheMissBrownskwamen
camein;andIcould
zien
seethat,somehoworother,de
theCaptainwasafavouritewithalle
alltheladiespresent.Ruffledbrowsweresmoothed,
scherpe
sharpvoicesloweredathisbenadering
approach.MissBrownlookedill,
en
anddepressedalmosttogloom.MissJessie
glimlachte
smiledasusual,andseemedbijna
nearlyaspopularashervader
father.Heimmediatelyandquietly
nam
assumedtheman’splaceinde
theroom;attendedtoeveryone’swants,lessened
de
theprettymaid-servant’slabourbywachten
waitingonemptycupsandbread-and-butterlessladies;en
andyetdiditallinsoeasyen
anddignifiedamanner,andsomuchasifitwereeen
amatterofcourseforthestrongtoattendtotheweak,dat
thathewasatrueman
manthroughout.Heplayedforthreepennypoints
met
withasgraveaninterestasiftheyhadbeenpounds;en
andyet,inallhisaandacht
attentiontostrangers,hehadeen
aneyeonhissufferingdaughter—forlijden
sufferingIwassureshewas,thoughtoveel
manyeyesshemightonlyleek
appeartobeirritable.MissJessie
kon
couldnotplaycards:butshe
sprak
talkedtothesitters-out,who,voordat
beforehercoming,hadbeennogal
ratherinclinedtobecross.She
zong
sang,too,toanoldgebarsten
crackedpiano,whichIthinkhadbeenaspinetinitsjeugd
youth.MissJessiesang,“JockofHazeldean”
een
alittleoutoftune;maar
butwewerenoneofusmuzikaal
musical,thoughMissJenkynsbeattijd
time,outoftime,bywayoflijken
appearingtobeso.Itwas
erg
verygoodofMissJenkynstodoen
dothis;forIhad
gezien
seenthat,alittlebefore,shehad
hadbeenagooddealgeïrriteerd
annoyedbyMissJessieBrown’sunguardedtoelating
admission(àproposofShetlandwool)thatshehad
hadanuncle,hermother’sbroer
brother,whowasashopkeeperinEdinburgh.MissJenkyns
probeerde
triedtodrownthisconfessionbyeen
aterriblecough—fortheHonourableMrsJamiesonwaszat
sittingatacard-tablenearestMissJessie,en
andwhatwouldshesayof
orthinkifshefoundoutshewasinthedezelfde
sameroomwithashop-keeper’snicht
niece!ButMissJessieBrown
Die
(whohadnotact,asweallagreedthevolgende
nextmorning)wouldrepeattheinformatie
information,andassureMissPoleshekon
couldeasilygethertheidenticalShetlandwol
woolrequired,“throughmyuncle,die
whohasthebestassortmentofShetlandgoederen
goodsofanyoneinEdinbro’.”Itwasto
nemen
takethetasteofthisuit
outofourmouths,andthegeluid
soundofthisoutofourears,dat
thatMissJenkynsproposedmusic;soI
zeg
sayagain,itwasverygoed
goodofhertobeattijd
timetothesong.Whenthetraysre-appeared
met
withbiscuitsandwine,punctuallyatakwart
quartertonine,therewasgesprek
conversation,comparingofcards,andpraten
talkingovertricks;butby-and-byCaptain
Brown
Brownsportedabitofliteratuur
literature.“Haveyouseenanynumbersof‘ThePickwickPapers’?”
zei
saidhe.(Theywerethen
publiceerden
publishinginparts.)“Capitalthing!”
NowMissJenkynswas
dochter
daughterofadeceasedrectorofCranford;en
and,onthestrengthofaaantal
numberofmanuscriptsermons,andaprettygoede
goodlibraryofdivinity,consideredherselfliterair
literary,andlookeduponanygesprek
conversationaboutbooksasauitdaging
challengetoher.Sosheanswered
en
andsaid,“Yes,shehadgezien
seenthem;indeed,shemight
zeggen
sayshehadreadthem.”“Andwhatdoyou
denk
thinkofthem?”exclaimedCaptain
Brown
Brown.“Aren’ttheyfamouslygood?”
So
drong
urgedMissJenkynscouldnotbutspreken
speak.“Imustsay,Idon’t
denk
thinktheyarebyanymeansgelijk
equaltoDrJohnson.Still,
misschien
perhaps,theauthorisyoung.Laat
Lethimpersevere,andwhoweet
knowswhathemaybecomeals
ifhewilltakethegrote
greatDoctorforhismodel?”Dit
ThiswasevidentlytoomuchforCaptainBrown
Browntotakeplacidly;andI
zag
sawthewordsonthepuntje
tipofhistonguebeforeMissJenkynshad
hadfinishedhersentence.“Itis
heel
quiteadifferentsortofding
thing,mydearmadam,”hebegon
began.“Iamquiteawareofthat,”returned
ze
she.“AndImakeallowances,CaptainBrown.”
“Justallowmetoreadyou
een
asceneoutofthismonth’snumber,”pleadedhij
he.“Ihaditonlythismorning,
en
andIdon’tthinkthebedrijf
companycanhavereadityet.”“Asyouplease,”
zei
saidshe,settlingherselfwitheen
anairofresignation.He
las
readtheaccountofthe“swarry”whichSamWellergaf
gaveatBath.Someofus
lachten
laughedheartily.Ididnot
durfde
dare,becauseIwasstayinginhet
thehouse.