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very good--very. It
was a case in which the appetite for a jest would overpower the
sting of conscience in any well-constituted being--that, my dear, I
must maintain.'
'I say she should not have come!' answered Mrs. Doncastle firmly.
'Of course I shall dismiss Chickerel.'
'Of course you will do no such thing. I have never had a butler in
the house before who suited me so well. It is a great credit to the
man to have such a daughter, and I am not sure that we do not derive
some lustre of a humble kind from his presence in the house. But,
seriously, I wonder at your short-sightedness, when you know the
troubles we have had through getting new men from nobody knows
where.'
Neigh, perceiving that the breeze in the atmosphere might ultimately
intensify to a palpable black squall, seemed to think it would be
well to take leave of his uncle and aunt as soon as he conveniently
could; nevertheless, he was much less discomposed by the situation
than by the active cause which had led to it. When Mrs. Doncastle
arose, her husband said he was going to speak to Chickerel for a
minute or two, and Neigh followed his aunt upstairs.
Presently Doncastle joined them. 'I have been talking to
Chickerel,' he said. 'It is a very curious affair--this mayilai:
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