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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  

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