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and some resentful opinion that it is time that he went。
^Now察 if everybody has done察院 says Judy察 completing her
preparations察 I¨ll have that girl in to her tea。 She would never
leave off察if she took it by herself in the kitchen。 ̄
Charley is accordingly introduced察 and察 under a heavy fire of
eyes察 sits down to her basin and a Druidical ruin of bread and
butter。 In the active superintendence of this young person察 Judy
Smallweed appears to attain a perfectly geological age察and to date
from the remotest periods。 Her systematic manner of flying at her
and pouncing on her察with or without pretence察whether or no察is
wonderful察evincing an accomplishment in the art of girl´driving察
seldom reached by the oldest practitioners。
^Now察 don¨t stare about you all the afternoon察院 cried Judy察
shaking her head and stamping her foot as she happens to catch
the glance which has been previously sounding the basin of tea察
^but take your victuals and get back to your work。 ̄
^Yes察miss察院says Charley。
^Don¨t say yes察院returns Miss Smallweed察 for I know what you
girls are。 Do it without saying it察and then I may begin to believe
you。 ̄
Charley swallows a great gulp of tea in token of submission察and
so disperses the Druidical ruins that Miss Smallweed charges her
not to gormandise察 which察 in you girls察院 she observes察 is
disgusting。 Charley might find some more difficulty in meeting her
views on the general subject of girls察but for a knock at the door。
^See who it is察and don¨t chew when you open it 院cries Judy。
The object of her attentions withdrawing for the purpose察Miss
Smallweed takes that opportunity of jumbling the remainder of
the bread and butter together察 and launching two or three dirty
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teacups into the ebb´tide of the basin of tea察 as a hint that she
considers the eating and drinking terminated。
^Now Who is it察and what¨s wanted拭院says the snappish Judy。
It is one ^Mr George察院it appears。 Without other announcement
or ceremony察Mr George walks in。
^Whew 院says Mr George。 ^You are hot here。 Always a fire察eh拭
Well Perhaps you do right to get used to one。 ̄ Mr George makes
the latter remark to himself察 as he nods to Grandfather
Smallweed。
^Ho It¨s you 院 cries the old gentleman。 ^How de do拭 How de
do拭院
^Middling察院 replies Mr George察 taking a chair。 ^Your grand´
daughter I have had the honour of seeing before此 my service to
you察miss。 ̄
^This is my grandson察院 says Grandfather Smallweed。 ^You
ha¨n¨t seen him before。 He is in the law察and not much at home。 ̄
^My service to him察too He is like his sister。 He is very like his
sister。 He is devilish like his sister察院says Mr George察laying a great
and not altogether complimentary stress on his last adjective。
^And how does the world use you察 Mr George拭院 Grandfather
Smallweed inquires察slowly rubbing his legs。
^Pretty much as usual。 Like a football。 ̄
He is a swarthy browned man of fifty察 well made察 and good´
looking察with crisp dark hair察bright eyes察and a broad chest。 His
sinewy and powerful hands察 as sunburnt as his face察 have
evidently been used to a pretty rough life。 What is curious about
him is察 that he sits forward on his chair as if he were察 from long
habit察allowing space for some dress or accoutrements that he has
altogether laid aside。 His step too is measured and heavy察 and
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would go well with a weighty clash and jingle of spurs。 He is close´
shaved now察but his mouth is set as if his upper lip had been for
years familiar with a great moustache察 and his manner of
occasionally laying the open palm of his broad brown hand upon
it察is to the same effect。 Altogether察one might guess Mr George to
have been a trooper once upon a time。
A special contrast Mr George makes to the Smallweed family。
Trooper was never yet billeted upon a household more unlike him。
It is a broadsword to an oyster knife。 His developed figure察 and
their stunted forms察his large manner察filling any amount of room察
and their little narrow pinched ways察his sounding voice察and their
sharp spare tones察 are in the strongest and the strangest
opposition。 As he sits in the middle of the grim parlour察leaning a
little forward察 with his hands upon his thighs察 and his elbows
squared察 he looks as though察 if remained there long察 he would
absorb into himself the whole family and the whole four´roomed
house察extra little back´kitchen and all。
^Do you rub your legs to rub life into ¨em拭院 he asks of
Grandfather Swallweed察after looking round the room。
^Why察it¨s partly a habit察Mr George察and!yes!it partly helps
the circulation察院he replies。
^The cir´cu´la´tion 院repeats Mr George察folding his arms upon
his chest察and seeming to become two sizes larger。 ^Not much of
that察I should think。 ̄
^Truly I¨m old察Mr George察院says Grandfather Smallweed。 ^But
I can carry my years。 I¨m older than her察院nodding at his wife察 and
see what she is You¨re a brimstone chatterer 院 with a sudden
revival of his late hostility。
^Unlucky old soul 院 says Mr George察 turning his head in that
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direction。 ^Don¨t scold the old lady。 Look at her here察 with her
poor cap half off her head察 and her poor chair all in a muddle。
Hold up察 ma¨am。 That¨s better。 There we are Think of your
mother察Mr Smallweed察院says Mr George察coming back to his seat
from assisting her察 if your wife an¨t enough。 ̄
^I suppose you were an excellent son察Mr George察院the old man
hints察with a leer。
The colour of Mr George¨s face rather deepens察 as he replies察
^Why no。 I wasn¨t。 ̄
^I am astonished at it。 ̄
^So am I。 I ought to have been a good son察and I think I meant
to have been one。 But I wasn¨t。 I was a thundering bad son察that¨s
the long and the short of it察and never was a credit to anybody。 ̄
^Surprising 院cries the old man。
^However察院 Mr George resumes察 the less said about it the
better now。 Come You know the agreement。 Always a pipe out of
the two months¨ interest 。Bosh It¨s all correct。 You needn¨t be
afraid to order the pipe。 Here¨s the new bill察 and here¨s the two
months¨ interest´money察and a devil´and´all of a scrape it is to get
it together in my business。 ̄
Mr George sits察with his arms folded察consuming the family and
the parlour察 while Grandfather Smallweed is assi