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persecutors      to   have   nothing   so   very   remarkable       to  say  on   the 

greatest     of  subjects    as  to  render    his  volunteering察     on  his   own 

account察     at  all  incumbent      on   his  conscience察    but察  he   has   his 

followers and Mrs Snagsby is of the number。 Mrs Snagsby has but 

recently taken a passage upward by the vessel察Chadband察and her 

attention was attracted to that Bark A 1察when she was something 

flushed by the hot weather。 

    ^My little woman察院says Mr Snagsby to the sparrows in Staple 

Inn察 likes to have her religion rather sharp察you see 院

    So察Guster察much impressed by regarding herself for the time as 

the handmaid of Chadband察whom she knows to be endowed with 



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the  gift  of  holding  forth  for  four  hours   at   a   stretch察  prepares   the 

little drawing´room for tea。 All the furniture is shaken and dusted察

the   portraits   of   Mr   and   Mrs   Snagsby  are   touched   up   with   a   wet 

cloth察   the   best   tea´service    is  set   forth察 and    there   is  excellent 

provision      made    of  dainty    new    bread察   crusty   twists察  cool   fresh 

butter察   thin   slices   of  ham察    tongue    and    German      sausage察    and 

delicate little rows of anchovies nestling in parsley察not to mention 

new´laid      eggs察  to  be   brought     up   warm     in  a   napkin察   and    hot 

buttered   toast。   For察  Chadband   is   rather  a   consuming  vessel!the 

persecutors say a gorging vessel察 and   can   wield   such  weapons   of 

the flesh as a knife and fork察remarkably well。 

    Mr   Snagsby   in   his   best   coat察  looking   at   all  the  preparations 

when   they   are   completed察  and   coughing   his   cough   of   deference 

behind   his   hand察  says   to   Mrs     Snagsby察     At   what   time    did  you 

expect Mr and Mrs Chadband察my love拭院

    ^At six察院says Mrs Snagsby。 

    Mr Snagsby observes in a mild and casual way察that ^it¨s gone 

that。 ̄ 

    ^Perhaps   you¨d like  to  begin   without  them察院  is   Mrs   Snagsby¨s 

reproachful remark。 

    Mr Snagsby does look as if he would like it very much察but he 

says察   with   his  cough     of  mildness察     No察  my   dear察   no。  I  merely 

named the time。 ̄ 

    ^What¨s time察院says Mrs Snagsby察 to eternity拭院

    ^Very  true察  my  dear察院  says   Mr  Snagsby。   ^Only  when a   person 

lays   in   victuals   for   tea察  a   person   does   it   with   a   view!perhaps! 

more to time。 And when a time is named for having tea察it¨s better 

to come up to it。 ̄ 

    ^To come up to it 院Mrs Snagsby repeats with severity。 ^Up to 



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it As if Mr Chadband was a fighter 院

    ^Not at all察my dear察院says Mr Snagsby。 

    Here察    Guster察   who    had    been    looking     out   of  the   bedroom 

window察  comes   rustling   and   scratching   down   the   little   staircase 

like   a   popular   ghost察  and察  falling   flushed   into   the   drawing´room察

announces that Mr and Mrs Chadband have appeared in the court。 

The   bell  at  the   inner  door  in   the   passage   immediately   thereafter 

tinkling察  she   is   admonished   by   Mrs   Snagsby察  on   pain   of   instant 

reconsignment   to   her   patron   saint察  not   to   omit   the   ceremony   of 

announcement。          Much     discomposed       in  her   nerves    which     were 

previously      in   the  best    order   by   this   threat察  she    so  fearfully 

mutilates      that   point    of  state    as  to   announce       ^Mr    and    Mrs 

Cheeseming察least which察Imeantersay察whatsername 院and retires 

conscience´stricken from the presence。 

    Mr   Chadband   is   a   large   yellow   man察  with   a   fat   smile察  and   a 

general appearance of having a good deal of train oil in his system。 

Mrs     Chadband        is  a  stern察  severe´looking察      silent   woman。      Mr 

Chadband   moves   softly   and   cumbrously察  not   unlike   a   bear   who 

has   been   taught   to   walk   upright。   He   is   very   much   embarrassed 

about     the   arms察  as   if  they  were    inconvenient       to  him察  and    he 

wanted to grovel察is very much  in a   perspiration about  the   head察

and     never    speaks    without    first  putting    up   his   great   hand察   as 

delivering a token to his hearers that he is going to edify them。 

    ^My friends察院says Mr Chadband。 ^Peace be on this house On 

the master thereof察on the mistress thereof察on the young maidens察

and on the young men My friends察why do I wish for peace拭What 

is peace拭Is it war拭No。 Is it strife拭No。 Is it lovely察and gentle察and 

beautiful察and pleasant察and serene察and joyful拭O yes Therefore察

my friends察I wish for peace察upon you and upon yours。 ̄ 



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   In    consequence      of  Mrs   Snagsby     looking    deeply    edified察 Mr 

Snagsby  thinks it  expedient  on   the   whole   to   say   Amen察  which   is 

well received。 

    ^Now察  my  friends察院 proceeds   Mr  Chadband察  since I   am   upon 

this theme! ̄ 

   Guster presents herself。 Mrs Snagsby察in a spectral bass voice察

and without removing her eyes from Chadband察says察with dread 

distinctness察 Go away 院

    ^Now察    my   friends察院  says   Chadband察      since   I  am    upon   this 

theme察and in my lowly path improving it! ̄ 

   Guster is heard unaccountably to murmur ^one thousing seven 

hundred       and    eighty´two。 ̄     The    spectral    voice   repeats    more 

solemnly察 Go away 院

    ^Now察  my   friends察院  says   Mr   Chadband察   we   will   inquire   in   a 

spirit of love!^ 

   Still Guster reiterates ^one thousing seven hundred and eighty´ 

two。 ̄ 

   Mr     Chadband察      pausing     with    the    resignation     of  a   man 

accustomed   to   be   persecuted察  and   languidly   folding   up   his   chin 

into his fat smile察says察 Let us hear the maiden Speak察maiden 院

    ^One thousing seven hundred and eighty´two察if you please察sir。 

Which he   wish  to  know  what  the   shilling  ware   for察院says Guster察

breathless。 

    ^For拭院returns Mrs Chadband。 ^For his fare 院

   Guster   replied   that   ^he   insistes   on   one   and   eightpence察  or   on 

summonsizzing   the   party。 ̄   Mrs   Snagsby   and   Mrs   Chadband   are 

proceeding      to  grow    shrill  in  indignation察   when     Mr   Chadband 

quiets the tumult by lifting up his hand。 

    ^My friends察院says he察 I remember a duty unfulfilled yesterday。 



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It is right that I should be chastened in some penalty。 I ought not 

to murmur。 Rachel察pay the eightpence 院

    While     Mrs    Snagsby察    drawing     her   breath察   looks   hard    at  Mr 

Snagsby察as who should say察 you hear this apostle 院and while Mr 

Chadband glows with humility and train oil察Mrs Chadband pays 

the money。 It is Mr Chadband¨s habit!it is the head and front of 

his   pretensions   indeed!to   keep   this   sort   of   debtor   and   creditor 

account in the smallest items察and to post it publicly on the most 

trival occasions。 

    ^My friends察院says Chadb

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