CHAPTERI.OURSOCIETY
In
las
thefirstplace,Cranfordisinposesión
possessionoftheAmazons;all
los
theholdersofhousesaboveun
acertainrentarewomen.Si
Ifamarriedcouplecometosettleintheciudad
town,somehowthegentlemandisappears;heiseither
bastante
fairlyfrightenedtodeathbybeingthesólo
onlymanintheCranfordeveningparties,o
orheisaccountedforbybeingcon
withhisregiment,hisship,o
orcloselyengagedinbusinesstoda
alltheweekinthegran
greatneighbouringcommercialtownofDrumble,distante
distantonlytwentymilesonun
arailroad.Inshort,whateverdoesbecomeof
los
thegentlemen,theyarenotatCranford.What
podrían
couldtheydoiftheywereallí
there?Thesurgeonhashis
ronda
roundofthirtymiles,andduerme
sleepsatCranford;butevery
hombre
mancannotbeasurgeon.For
mantener
keepingthetrimgardensfullofelección
choiceflowerswithoutaweedtospeckthem;for
asustar
frighteningawaylittleboyswhomiran
lookwistfullyatthesaidflowersthroughtherailings;forrushingoutatthegeesethat
ocasionalmente
occasionallyventureintothegardenssi
ifthegatesareleftopen;for
decidir
decidingallquestionsofliteraturey
andpoliticswithouttroublingthemselvescon
withunnecessaryreasonsorarguments;for
obtener
obtainingclearandcorrectknowledgeofeverybody’saffairsintheparroquia
parish;forkeepingtheirneatmaid-servantsin
admirable
admirableorder;forkindness(somewhatdictatorial)tothepoor,
y
andrealtendergoodofficestocada
eachotherwhenevertheyareinapuros
distress,theladiesofCranfordarebastante
quitesufficient.“Aman,”asoneofthem
observó
observedtomeonce,“issointhecamino
wayinthehouse!”AlthoughtheladiesofCranford
conocen
knowalleachother’sproceedings,theyareexceedinglyindifferenttoeachother’sopinions.Hecho
Indeed,aseachhashertiene
ownindividuality,nottosayeccentricity,bastante
prettystronglydeveloped,nothingissofácil
easyasverbalretaliation;but,somehow,good-will
reina
reignsamongthemtoaconsiderable
considerabledegree.TheCranfordladies
tienen
haveonlyanoccasionallittlepelea
quarrel,spiritedoutinafewpepperywordsy
andangryjerksofthecabeza
head;justenoughtoprevent
el
theeventenoroftheirlivesfrombecomingdemasiado
tooflat.Theirdressis
muy
veryindependentoffashion;asthey
observan
observe,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwevestimos
dresshereatCranford,wheretodos
everybodyknowsus?”Andifthey
van
gofromhome,theirreasonisigualmente
equallycogent,“Whatdoesitsignifycómo
howwedresshere,wherenadie
nobodyknowsus?”Thematerialsoftheir
ropa
clothesare,ingeneral,goody
andplain,andmostofthemarecasi
nearlyasscrupulousasMissTyler,ofcleanlymemoria
memory;butIwillanswerforit,thelastgigot,thelasttight
y
andscantypetticoatinwearinEngland,wasvisto
seeninCranford—andseenwithoutuna
asmile.Icantestifytoa
magnífico
magnificentfamilyredsilkumbrella,bajo
underwhichagentlelittlespinster,leftaloneofmuchos
manybrothersandsisters,usedtopattertoiglesia
churchonrainydays.HaveyouanyredsilkumbrellasinLondon?
Wehad
una
atraditionofthefirstthathadeverbeenvisto
seeninCranford;andthelittleboysmobbedit,
y
andcalledit“astickinpetticoats.”It
podría
mighthavebeentheveryredseda
silkoneIhavedescribed,heldbyafuerte
strongfatheroveratroopoflittleones;la
thepoorlittlelady—thesurvivorofall—couldscarcelycarryit.Thentherewererules
y
andregulationsforvisitingandcalls;y
andtheywereannouncedtocualquier
anyyoungpeoplewhomightbestayingintheciudad
town,withallthesolemnitycon
withwhichtheoldManxlawswereleían
readonceayearontheTinwaldMonte
Mount.“Ourfriendshavesentto
preguntar
inquirehowyouareafteryourviaje
journeyto-night,mydear”(fifteenmilesinun
agentleman’scarriage);“theywill
darán
giveyousomerestto-morrow,pero
butthenextday,Itengo
havenodoubt,theywillllamarán
call;sobeatlibertyaftertwelve—fromtwelveto
tres
threeareourcallinghours.”Then,afterthey
habían
hadcalled—.“Itisthe
tercer
thirdday;Idaresayyourmamma
ha
hastoldyou,mydear,nunca
nevertoletmorethantres
threedayselapsebetweenreceivinguna
acallandreturningit;y
andalso,thatyouarenunca
nevertostaylongerthanaquarterofanhour.”“ButamIto
mirar
lookatmywatch?HowamItofindoutwhenaquarterofanhour
ha
haspassed?”“Youmustkeep
pensando
thinkingaboutthetime,mydear,y
andnotallowyourselftoforgetitinconversation.”As
todo el mundo
everybodyhadthisruleintheirminds,whethertheyrecibieran
receivedorpaidacall,ofsupuesto
coursenoabsorbingsubjectwaseverhabló
spokenabout.Wekeptourselvestoshortsentencesofsmall
charla
talk,andwerepunctualtoourtiempo
time.Iimaginethatafewof
los
thegentlefolksofCranfordwerepoor,y
andhadsomedifficultyinhacer
makingbothendsmeet;buttheywere
como
liketheSpartans,andconcealedtheirsmartbajo
underasmilingface.We
ninguno
noneofusspokeofdinero
money,becausethatsubjectsavouredofcommercey
andtrade,andthoughsomepodían
mightbepoor,weweretodos
allaristocratic.TheCranfordianshad
ese
thatkindlyespritdecorpswhichhacía
madethemoverlookalldeficienciesinéxito
successwhensomeamongthemtrataban
triedtoconcealtheirpoverty.Cuando
WhenMrsForrester,forinstance,dio
gaveapartyinherbaby-houseofadwelling,y
andthelittlemaidendisturbedtheladiesonthesofá
sofabyarequestthatshemightgetthetea-trayoutfromdebajo
underneath,everyonetookthisnovelproceedingasthemás
mostnaturalthinginthemundo
world,andtalkedonaboutcasa
householdformsandceremoniesassi
ifweallbelievedthatouranfitriona
hostesshadaregularservants’salón
hall,secondtable,withhousekeepery
andsteward,insteadoftheonelittlecharity-schooldoncella
maiden,whoseshortruddyarmscouldnunca
neverhavebeenstrongenoughtollevar
carrythetrayupstairs,ifshehadnotbeenassistedinprivado
privatebyhermistress,whoahora
nowsatinstate,pretendingnottosabía
knowwhatcakesweresentup,thoughshesabía
knew,andweknew,andshesabía
knewthatweknew,andwesabía
knewthatsheknewthatwesabía
knew,shehadbeenbusyallthemorningmakingtea-bready
andsponge-cakes.Therewereone
o
ortwoconsequencesarisingfromesta
thisgeneralbutunacknowledgedpoverty,y
andthisverymuchacknowledgedgentility,whichwerenotamiss,y
andwhichmightbeintroducedintomuchos
manycirclesofsocietytotheirgran
greatimprovement.Forinstance,theinhabitantsofCranford
mantenían
keptearlyhours,andclatteredcasa
homeintheirpattens,undertheguía
guidanceofalantern-bearer,aboutnueve
nineo’clockatnight;andthewhole
ciudad
townwasabedandasleepbyhalf-pastdiez
ten.Moreover,itwasconsidered“vulgar”(a
tremenda
tremendouswordinCranford)todar
giveanythingexpensive,inthewayofeatableo
ordrinkable,attheeveningentertainments.Waferbread-and-butter
y
andsponge-biscuitswereallthatla
theHonourableMrsJamiesongave;y
andshewassister-in-lawtothelateConde
EarlofGlenmire,althoughshedidpracticaba
practisesuch“eleganteconomy.”“Eleganteconomy!”
Hownaturallyone
caer
fallsbackintothephraseologyofCranford!Allí
There,economywasalways“elegant,”y
andmoney-spendingalways“vulgarandostentatious”;una
asortofsour-grapeismwhichhizo
madeusverypeacefulandsatisfied.I
nunca
nevershallforgetthedismaysentí
feltwhenacertainCaptainBrownvino
cametoliveatCranford,y
andopenlyspokeabouthisbeingpoor—notinasusurro
whispertoanintimatefriend,thedoorsy
andwindowsbeingpreviouslyclosed,sino
butinthepublicstreet!in
una
aloudmilitaryvoice!alleginghis
pobreza
povertyasareasonfornottomar
takingaparticularhouse.TheladiesofCranfordwerealreadyrather
gimiendo
moaningovertheinvasionoftheirterritoriesbyun
amanandagentleman.Hewas
un
ahalf-paycaptain,andhadobtenido
obtainedsomesituationonaneighbouringferrocarril
railroad,whichhadbeenvehementlypeticionado
petitionedagainstbythelittleciudad
town;andif,inadditiontohis
masculino
masculinegender,andhisconnectioncon
withtheobnoxiousrailroad,hewassobrazenastohablar
talkofbeingpoor—why,then,hecho
indeed,hemustbesenttoCoventry.Muerte
Deathwasastrueandascomún
commonaspoverty;yetpeople
nunca
neverspokeaboutthat,loudoutinthestreets.Itwas
una
awordnottobemencionar
mentionedtoearspolite.We
habíamos
hadtacitlyagreedtoignorethatcualquier
anywithwhomweassociatedontermsofvisitas
visitingequalitycouldeverbeimpedido
preventedbypovertyfromdoingcualquier cosa
anythingthattheywished.Ifwe
caminar
walkedtoorfromafiesta
party,itwasbecausethenoche
nightwassofine,ortheaire
airsorefreshing,notbecausesedan-chairswereexpensive.Si
Ifweworeprints,insteadofsummersilks,itwasporque
becausewepreferredawashingmaterial;y
andsoon,tillweblindedourselvestoel
thevulgarfactthatwewere,todos
allofus,peopleofmuy
verymoderatemeans.Ofcourse,then,we
hacer
didnotknowwhattohacer
makeofamanwhopodía
couldspeakofpovertyassi
ifitwasnotadesgracia
disgrace.Yet,somehow,CaptainBrown
hizo
madehimselfrespectedinCranford,y
andwascalledupon,inspiteoftodas
allresolutionstothecontrary.Iwas
sorprendió
surprisedtohearhisopinionsquotedasautoridad
authorityatavisitwhichIpaidtoCranfordaboutaaño
yearafterhehadsettledinla
thetown.Myownfriends
habían
hadbeenamongthebitterestopponentsofcualquier
anyproposaltovisittheCapitán
Captainandhisdaughters,onlytwelvemonthsantes
before;andnowhewas
incluso
evenadmittedinthetabooedhoursbeforetwelve.Cierto
True,itwastodiscoverthecausa
causeofasmokingchimney,beforethefuego
firewaslighted;butstill
Capitán
CaptainBrownwalkedupstairs,nothingdaunted,habló
spokeinavoicetoogrande
largefortheroom,andbromeó
jokedquiteinthewayofadomado
tamemanaboutthehouse.He
había
hadbeenblindtoallthesmallslights,y
andomissionsoftrivialceremonies,con
withwhichhehadbeenrecibido
received.Hehadbeenfriendly,
aunque
thoughtheCranfordladieshadbeencool;he
había
hadansweredsmallsarcasticcomplimentsinbuena
goodfaith;andwithhis
varonil
manlyfranknesshadoverpoweredalllos
theshrinkingwhichmethimasun
amanwhowasnotashamedtobepobre
poor.And,atlast,his
excelente
excellentmasculinecommonsense,andhisfacilidad
facilityindevisingexpedientstosuperar
overcomedomesticdilemmas,hadgainedhimun
anextraordinaryplaceasauthorityentre
amongtheCranfordladies.Hehimselfwentoninhiscourse,asunawareofhis
popularidad
popularityashehadbeenofthereverse;y
andIamsurehewasstartledun
onedaywhenhefoundhisadvicesoaltamente
highlyesteemedastomakealgunos
somecounselwhichhehaddado
giveninjesttobetakeninsobrio
sober,seriousearnest.Itwason
este
thissubject:Anoldlady
tenía
hadanAlderneycow,whichshelookeduponasahija
daughter.Youcouldnotpaythe
corto
shortquarterofanhourcallsin
withoutbeingtoldofthewonderfulleche
milkorwonderfulintelligenceofeste
thisanimal.Thewholetown
conocía
knewandkindlyregardedMissBetsyBarker’sAlderney;por lo tanto
thereforegreatwasthesympathyy
andregretwhen,inanunguardedmoment,thepobre
poorcowtumbledintoalime-pit.She
gemía
moanedsoloudlythatshewaspronto
soonheardandrescued;but
mientras tanto
meanwhilethepoorbeasthadperdido
lostmostofherhair,y
andcameoutlookingnaked,cold,y
andmiserable,inabarepiel
skin.Everybodypitiedtheanimal,
aunque
thoughafewcouldnotrestraintheirsmilesatherdrollapariencia
appearance.MissBetsyBarkerabsolutely
lloró
criedwithsorrowanddismay;y
anditwassaidshepensó
thoughtoftryingabathofaceite
oil.Thisremedy,perhaps,was
recomendado
recommendedbysomeoneoflos
thenumberwhoseadviceshepidió
asked;buttheproposal,ifeveritwasmade,wasknockedonthe
cabeza
headbyCaptainBrown’sdecided“Getherun
aflannelwaistcoatandflanneldrawers,ma’am,si
ifyouwishtokeepheralive.Pero
Butmyadviceis,killla
thepoorcreatureatonce.”Srta
MissBetsyBarkerdriedhereyes,y
andthankedtheCaptainheartily;shesetto
trabajar
work,andby-and-byalltheciudad
townturnedouttoseela
theAlderneymeeklygoingtoherpasto
pasture,cladindarkgreyflannel.I
he
havewatchedhermyselfmanyatime.Visto
Doyoueverseecowsvisto
dressedingreyflannelinLondon?Capitán
CaptainBrownhadtakenasmallcasa
houseontheoutskirtsoftheciudad
town,wherehelivedwithhisdos
twodaughters.Hemusthavebeenupwardsofsixtyatthe
momento
timeofthefirstvisitIpaidtoCranfordafterIhaddejado
leftitasaresidence.Pero
Buthehadawiry,well-trained,elasticfigura
figure,astiffmilitarythrow-backofhiscabeza
head,andaspringingstep,whichhacía
madehimappearmuchyoungerthanhewas.Hiseldest
hija
daughterlookedalmostasoldashimself,y
andbetrayedthefactthathisreal
realwasmorethanhisaparente
apparentage.MissBrownmust
haber
havebeenforty;shehad
una
asickly,pained,carewornexpressiononherrostro
face,andlookedasifla
thegaietyofyouthhadtiempo
longfadedoutofsight.Incluso
Evenwhenyoungshemusthaber
havebeenplainandhard-featured.Srta
MissJessieBrownwastenyearsjoven
youngerthanhersister,andtwentyshadesprettier.Her
rostro
facewasroundanddimpled.Srta
MissJenkynsoncesaid,inapasión
passionagainstCaptainBrown(thecausa
causeofwhichIwilltellyoupresently),“thatshethoughtitwastimeforSrta
MissJessietoleaveoffherdimples,y
andnotalwaystobetratando
tryingtolooklikeachild.”Itwas
cierto
truetherewassomethingchildlikeinherrostro
face;andtherewillbe,I
creo
think,tillshedies,thoughsheshouldviva
livetoahundred.Hereyeswerelargeblue
preguntándose
wonderingeyes,lookingstraightatyou;her
nariz
nosewasunformedandsnub,y
andherlipswereredy
anddewy;sheworeher
cabello
hair,too,inlittlerowsofcurls,whichheightenedesta
thisappearance.Idonot
sé
knowwhethershewasprettyo
ornot;butIlikedher
cara
face,andsodideverybody,y
andIdonotthinkshepudiera
couldhelpherdimples.She
tenía
hadsomethingofherfather’sjauntinessofgaity
andmanner;andanyfemaleobserver
podría
mightdetectaslightdifferenceintheatuendo
attireofthetwosisters—thatofSrta
MissJessiebeingabouttwopoundspor
perannummoreexpensivethanSrta
MissBrown’s.Twopoundswas
una
alargesuminCaptainBrown’sannualdisbursements.Tal
SuchwastheimpressionmadeuponmebytheBrownfamilia
familywhenIfirstsawthemalljuntos
togetherinCranfordChurch.The
Capitán
CaptainIhadmetbefore—ontheoccasionofthesmokychimenea
chimney,whichhehadcuredbysomesimple
simplealterationintheflue.In
iglesia
church,heheldhisdoubleeye-glasstohiseyesdurante
duringtheMorningHymn,andthenlevantó
lifteduphisheaderecty
andsangoutloudandjoyfully.He
hizo
madetheresponseslouderthantheclerk—anoldmancon
withapipingfeeblevoice,who,Icreo
think,feltaggrievedattheCaptain’ssonorousbajo
bass,andquiveredhigherandhigherinconsecuencia
consequence.Oncomingoutof
iglesia
church,thebriskCaptainpaidthemás
mostgallantattentiontohisdos
twodaughters.Henoddedand
sonrió
smiledtohisacquaintances;butheshookhands
con
withnoneuntilhehadayudado
helpedMissBrowntounfurlherparaguas
umbrella,hadrelievedherofherprayer-book,y
andhadwaitedpatientlytillshe,con
withtremblingnervoushands,hadtomado
takenuphergowntocaminar
walkthroughthewetroads.I
pregunto
wonderwhattheCranfordladieshacían
didwithCaptainBrownattheirparties.Wehadoften
regocijado
rejoiced,informerdays,thattherewasnocaballero
gentlemantobeattendedto,y
andtofindconversationfor,atthecard-parties.We
habíamos
hadcongratulatedourselvesuponthesnugnessoftheevenings;y
and,inourloveforgentility,y
anddistasteofmankind,wehabíamos
hadalmostpersuadedourselvesthattobeun
amanwastobe“vulgar”;sothat
cuando
whenIfoundmyfriendy
andhostess,MissJenkyns,wasiba
goingtohaveapartyinmyhonour,y
andthatCaptainandtheSeñorita
MissBrownswereinvited,Ipregunté
wonderedmuchwhatwouldbethecurso
courseoftheevening.Card-tables,
con
withgreenbaizetops,weresetoutbydía
daylight,justasusual;itwasthe
tercera
thirdweekinNovember,sotheeveningscerraban
closedinaboutfour.Candles,
y
andcleanpacksofcards,werearrangedoncada
eachtable.Thefirewasmadeup;
la
theneatmaid-servanthadreceivedherlastdirections;y
andtherewestood,dressedinourmejor
best,eachwithacandle-lighterinourhands,readytodartatthecandlesaspronto
soonasthefirstknockllegó
came.PartiesinCranfordweresolemnfestivities,
haciendo
makingtheladiesfeelgravelyelatedastheysentaban
sattogetherintheirbestdresses.As
pronto
soonasthreehadarrived,wesentamos
satdownto“Preference,”Ibeingthedesafortunado
unluckyfourth.Thenextfourcomerswereputdown
inmediatamente
immediatelytoanothertable;andpresentlythetea-trays,whichIhad
visto
seensetoutinthealmacén
store-roomasIpassedinthemañana
morning,wereplacedeachonthemedio
middleofacard-table.Thechinawasdelicateegg-shell;
theold-fashioned
plata
silverglitteredwithpolishing;buttheeatableswereoftheslightest
descripción
description.Whilethetrayswere
todavía
yetonthetables,Captainy
andtheMissBrownscamein;y
andIcouldseethat,somehoworother,theCapitán
Captainwasafavouritewithtodas
alltheladiespresent.Ruffledbrowsweresmoothed,sharpvoices
bajaron
loweredathisapproach.MissBrownlookedill,
y
anddepressedalmosttogloom.Srta
MissJessiesmiledasusual,y
andseemednearlyaspopularasherpadre
father.Heimmediatelyandquietly
asumió
assumedtheman’splaceinthehabitación
room;attendedtoeveryone’swants,lessenedtheprettymaid-servant’slabourbywaitingon
vacías
emptycupsandbread-and-butterlessladies;y
andyetdiditallinsofácil
easyanddignifiedamanner,y
andsomuchasifitwereacuestión
matterofcourseforthestrongtoatender
attendtotheweak,thathewasaverdadero
truemanthroughout.Heplayedforthreepennypoints
con
withasgraveaninterestassi
iftheyhadbeenpounds;y
andyet,inallhisattentiontostrangers,hetenía
hadaneyeonhissufría
sufferingdaughter—forsufferingIwasseguro
sureshewas,thoughtomuchos
manyeyesshemightonlyparecer
appeartobeirritable.MissJessiecouldnot
jugar
playcards:butshetalkedto
los
thesitters-out,who,beforehercoming,había
hadbeenratherinclinedtobecross.She
cantaba
sang,too,toanoldagrietado
crackedpiano,whichIthinkhabía
hadbeenaspinetinitsjuventud
youth.MissJessiesang,“JockofHazeldean”
un
alittleoutoftune;pero
butwewerenoneofusmusical
musical,thoughMissJenkynsbeattiempo
time,outoftime,byforma
wayofappearingtobeso.Itwas
muy
verygoodofMissJenkynstohacer
dothis;forIhad
visto
seenthat,alittlebefore,shehadbeenagooddealmolestado
annoyedbyMissJessieBrown’sunguardedadmisión
admission(àproposofShetlandlana
wool)thatshehadanuncle,hermother’shermano
brother,whowasashopkeeperinEdinburgh.Srta
MissJenkynstriedtodrownesta
thisconfessionbyaterriblecough—forla
theHonourableMrsJamiesonwassittingatacard-tablenearestSrta
MissJessie,andwhatwouldshediría
sayorthinkifshefoundoutshewasinla
thesameroomwithashop-keeper’ssobrina
niece!ButMissJessieBrown(whohad
no
notact,asweallacordamos
agreedthenextmorning)wouldrepetía
repeattheinformation,andassureSrta
MissPoleshecouldeasilygetherla
theidenticalShetlandwoolrequired,“throughmyuncle,whohasla
thebestassortmentofShetlandgoodsofanyoneinEdinbro’.”Itwastotakethe
sabor
tasteofthisoutofourmouths,y
andthesoundofthisoutofourears,thatSrta
MissJenkynsproposedmusic;soI
digo
sayagain,itwasverybueno
goodofhertobeattiempo
timetothesong.When
las
thetraysre-appearedwithbiscuitsy
andwine,punctuallyataquartertonueve
nine,therewasconversation,comparingofcards,y
andtalkingovertricks;butby-and-by
Capitán
CaptainBrownsportedabitofliteratura
literature.“Haveyouseenanynumbersof‘ThePickwickPapers’?”
dijo
saidhe.(Theywerethen
publicaban
publishinginparts.)“Capitalthing!”
Ahora
NowMissJenkynswasdaughterofun
adeceasedrectorofCranford;y
and,onthestrengthofanumberofmanuscriptsermons,y
andaprettygoodlibraryofdivinity,consideraba
consideredherselfliterary,andlookeduponcualquier
anyconversationaboutbooksasadesafío
challengetoher.Soshe
respondió
answeredandsaid,“Yes,shehabía
hadseenthem;indeed,she
podría
mightsayshehadreadthem.”“Andwhatdoyou
piensas
thinkofthem?”exclaimedCaptainBrown.
“Aren’ttheyfamouslygood?”
So
instó
urgedMissJenkynscouldnotbuthablar
speak.“Imustsay,Idon’t
creo
thinktheyarebyanydecir
meansequaltoDrJohnson.Still,
tal vez
perhaps,theauthorisyoung.Dejemos
Lethimpersevere,andwhosabe
knowswhathemaybecomesi
ifhewilltakethegran
greatDoctorforhismodel?”Esto
ThiswasevidentlytoomuchforCapitán
CaptainBrowntotakeplacidly;y
andIsawthewordsonthepunta
tipofhistonguebeforeSrta
MissJenkynshadfinishedherfrase
sentence.“Itisquitea
diferente
differentsortofthing,mydearmadam,”hecomenzó
began.“Iamquiteawareofthat,”returned
ella
she.“AndImakeallowances,
Capitán
CaptainBrown.”“Justallowmetoreadyou
una
asceneoutofthismonth’snumber,”suplicó
pleadedhe.“Ihaditonly
esta
thismorning,andIdon’tcreo
thinkthecompanycanhaveleído
readityet.”“Asyouplease,”
dijo
saidshe,settlingherselfwithun
anairofresignation.He
leyó
readtheaccountofthe“swarry”whichSamWellerdio
gaveatBath.Someofuslaughedheartily.
Ididnot
atreví
dare,becauseIwasstayinginla
thehouse.