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but sit in her very best gown察 and be served by himself and the
young people。 As he is not illustrious for his cookery察this may be
supposed to be a matter of state rather than enjoyment on the old
girl¨s part察 but she keeps her state with all imaginable
cheerfulness。
On this present birthday察 Mr Bagnet has accomplished the
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usual preliminaries。 He has bought two specimens of poultry
which察if there be any truth in adages察 were certainly not caught
with chaff察to be prepared for the spit察he has amazed and rejoiced
the family by their unlooked´for production察he is himself directing
the roasting of the poultry察and Mrs Bagnet察with her wholesome
brown fingers itching to prevent what she sees going wrong察sits in
her gown of ceremony察an honoured guest。
Quebec and Malta lay the cloth for dinner察 while Woolwich察
serving as beseems him察 under his father察 keeps the fowls
revolving。 To these young scullions Mrs Bagnet occasionally
imparts a wink察or a shake of the head察or a crooked face察as they
made mistakes。
^At half´after one。 ̄ Says Mr Bagnet。 ^To the minute。 They¨ll be
done。 ̄
Mrs Bagnet察with anguish察beholds one of them at a stand´still
before the fire察and beginning to burn。
^You shall have a dinner察old girl察院 says Mr Bagnet。 ^Fit for a
queen。 ̄
Mrs Bagnet shows her white teeth cheerfully察 but to the
perception of her son betrays so much uneasiness of spirit察that he
is impelled by the dictates of affection to ask her察 with his eyes察
what is the matter拭thus standing察with his eyes wide open察more
oblivious of the fowls than before察and not affording the least hope
of a return to consciousness。 Fortunately察his elder sister perceives
the cause of the agitation in Mrs Bagnet¨s breast察 and with an
admonitory poke recalls him。 The stopped fowls going round
again察Mrs Bagnet closes her eyes察in the intensity of her relief。
^George will look us up察院says Mr Bagnet。 ^At half´after four。 To
the moment。 How many years察old girl。 Has George looked us up。
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This afternoon拭院
^Ah察 Lignum察 Lignum察 as many as make an old woman of a
young one察I begin to think。 Just about that察and no less察院returns
Mrs Bagnet察laughing and shaking her head。
^Old girl察院says Mr Bagnet。 ^Never mind。 You¨d be as young as
ever you was。 If you wasn¨t younger。 Which you are。 As everybody
knows。 ̄
Quebec and Malta here exclaim察 with clapping of hands察 that
Bluffy is sure to bring mother something察and begin to speculate
on what it will be。
^Do you know察Lignum察院says Mrs Bagnet察casting a glance on
the tablecloth察and winking ^salt 院at Malta with her right eye察and
shaking the pepper away from Quebec with her head察 I begin to
think George is in the roving way again。 ̄
^George察院returns Mr Bagnet察 will never desert。 And leave his
old comrade。 In the lurch。 Don¨t be afraid of it。 ̄
^No察Lignum。 No。 I don¨t say he will。 I don¨t think he will。 But if
he could get over his money´trouble of his察I believe he would be
off。 ̄
Mr Bagnet asks why拭
^Well察院 returns his wife察 considering。 ^George seems to me to
be getting not a little impatient and restless。 I don¨t say but what
he¨s as free as ever。 Of course he must be free察or he wouldn¨t be
George察but he smarts察and seems put out。 ̄
^He¨s extra´drilled察院says Mr Bagnet。 ^By a lawyer。 Who would
put the devil out。 ̄
^There¨s something in that察院 his wife assents察 but so it is察
Lignum。 ̄
Further conversation is prevented察 for the time察 by the
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necessity under which Mr Bagnet finds himself of directing the
whole force of his mind to the dinner察which is a little endangered
by the dry humour of the fowls in not yielding any gravy察and also
by the made´gravy acquiring no flavour察 and turning out of a
flaxen complexion。 With a similar perverseness察 the potatoes
crumble off forks in the process of peeling察upheaving from their
centres in every direction察as if they were subject to earthquakes。
The legs of the fowls察 too察 are longer than could be desired察 and
extremely scaly。 Overcoming these disadvantages to the best of his
ability察Mr Bagnet at last dishes察and they sit down at table察 Mrs
Bagnet occupying the guest¨s place at his right hand。
It is well for the old girl that she has but one birthday in a year察
for two such indulgences in poultry might be injurious。 Every kind
of finer tendon and ligament that it is in the nature of poultry to
possess察 is developed in these specimens in the singular form of
guitar´strings。 Their limbs appear to have struck roots into their
breasts and bodies察as aged trees strike roots into the earth。 Their
legs are so hard察 as to encourage the idea that they must have
devoted the greater part of their long and arduous lives to
pedestrian exercises察and the walking of matches。 But Mr Bagnet察
unconscious of these little defects察 sets his heart on Mrs Bagnet
eating a most severe quantity of the delicacies before her察and as
that good old girl would not cause him a moment¨s disappointment
on any day察least of all on such a day察 for any consideration察 she
imperils her digestion fearfully。 How young Woolwich cleans the
drumsticks without being of ostrich descent察his anxious mother is
at a loss to understand。
The old girl has another trial to undergo after the conclusion of
the repast察 in sitting in state to see the room cleared察 the hearth
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swept察and the dinner´service washed up and polished in the back
yard。 The great delight and energy with which the two young
ladies apply themselves to these duties察turning up their skirts in
imitation of their mother察and skating in and out on little scaffolds
of pattens察 inspire the highest hopes for the future察 but some
anxiety for the present。 The same causes lead to a confusion of
tongues察a clattering of crockery察a rattling of tin mugs察a whisking
of brooms察 and an expenditure of water察 all in excess察 while the
saturation of the young ladies themselves is almost too moving a
spectacle for Mrs Bagnet to look upon察with the calmness proper
to her position。 At last the various cleansing processes are
triumphantly completed察Quebec and Malta appear in fresh attire察
smiling and dry察 pipes察 tobacco察 and something to drink察 are
placed upon the table察 and