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     ;We   were   taken   upstairs   over   very   soft   carpets�察  �and   brought   into   a 

room�察�and told by an old lady who was there to speak very softly�察�for my 

Lady was only two rooms off。             And when I asked how the baby and her 

Ladyship were�察�the old lady told me both were pretty well�此�only the doctor 

said   Lady   Tiptoff   was   too   delicate   to   nurse   any   longer�察  �and   so   it   was 

considered necessary to have a wet´nurse。 

     ;There was another young woman in the rooma tall fine woman as 

ever you sawthat looked very angry and contempshious at Mrs。 T。 and 

me�察�and said�察�'I've brought a letter from the duchess whose daughter I nust�察�

and I think�察�Mrs。 Blenkinsop�察�mem�察�my Lady Tiptoff may look far before 

she finds such another nuss as me。            Five feet six high�察�had the small´pox�察�

married      to  a   corporal    in  the   Lifeguards�察    �perfectly    healthy�察   �best   of 

charactiers�察�only drink water�察�and as for the child�察�ma'am�察�if her Ladyship 

had six�察�I've a plenty for them all。' 

     ;As   the   woman   was   making   this   speech�察  �a   little   gentleman   in   black 

came in from the next room�察�treading as if on velvet。                The woman got up�察�

and made him a low curtsey�察�and folding her arms on her great broad chest�察�

repeated the speech she had made before。              Mrs。 T。 did not get up from her 

chair�察�but only made a sort of a bow�察�which�察�to be sure�察�I thought was ill 

manners�察  �as   this   gentleman   was   evidently   the   apothecary。         He   looked 

hard at her and said�察�'Well�察�my good woman�察�and are you come about the 

place too��' 

     ;'Yes�察�sir��' says she�察�blushing。 

     ;'You seem very delicate。          How old is your child�拭         �How many have 

you had�拭     �What character have you��' 

     ;Your wife didn't answer a word�察�so I stepped up�察�and said�察�'Sir��' says I�察�

'this   lady   has   just   lost   her   first   child�察  �and   isn't   used   to   look   for   places�察�

being the daughter of a captain in the navy�察�so you'll excuse her want of 

manners in not getting up when you came in。' 

     ;The doctor at this sat down and began talking very kindly to her�察�he 

said   he   was   afraid   that   her   application   would   be   unsuccessful�察  �as   Mrs。 

Horner came very strongly recommended from the Duchess of Doncaster�察�

whose      relative   Lady    Tiptoff    was�察  �and   presently     my   Lady     appeared�察�

looking   very   pretty�察  �ma'am�察  �in   an   elegant   lace´cap   and   a   sweet   muslin 



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robe´de´sham。 

     ;A  nurse   came   out   of   her   Ladyship's   room   with   her�察  �and   while   my 

Lady   was   talking   to   us�察  �walked   up   and   down   in   the   next   room   with 

something in her arms。 

     ;First�察�my Lady spoke to Mrs。 Horner�察�and then to Mrs。 T。�察�but all the 

while she was talking�察�Mrs。 Titmarsh�察�rather rudely�察�as I thought�察�ma'am�察�

was looking into the next room�此          �lookinglooking at the baby there with 

all her might。     My Lady asked her her name�察�and if she had any character�察�

and as she did not speak�察�I spoke up for her�察�and said she was the wife of 

one of the best men in the world�察�that her Ladyship knew the gentleman�察�

too�察�and had brought him a haunch of venison。              Then Lady Tiptoff looked 

up quite astonished�察�and I told the whole story�此            �how you had been head 

clerk�察�and that rascal�察�Brough�察�had brought you to ruin。              'Poor thing��' said 

my Lady�此      �Mrs。 Titmarsh did not speak�察�but still kept looking at the baby�察�

and the great big grenadier of a Mrs。 Horner looked angrily at her。 

     ;'Poor   thing��'   says   my   Lady�察  �taking   Mrs。   T。's   hand   very   kind�察  �'she 

seems very young。         How old are you�察�my dear��' 

     ;'Five weeks and two days��' says your wife�察�sobbing。 

     ;Mrs。 Horner burst into a laugh�察�but there was a tear in my Lady's eyes�察�

for she knew what the poor thing was a´thinking of。 

     ;'Silence�察�woman��' says she angrily to the great grenadier woman�察�and 

at this moment the child in the next room began crying。 

     ;As soon as your wife heard the noise�察�she sprung from her chair and 

made a stop forward�察�and put both her hands to her breast and said�察�'The 

childthe childgive it me��' and then began to cry again。 

     ;My Lady looked at her for a moment�察�and then ran into the next room 

and   brought her   the baby�察  �and   the   baby  clung   to her   as   if he knew  her�此�

and   a   pretty   sight   it   was   to   see   that   dear   woman   with   the   child   at   her 

bosom。 

     ;When my Lady saw it�察�what do you think she did�拭                �After looking on 

it for a bit�察�she put her arms round your wife's neck and kissed her。 

     ;'My dear��' said she�察�'I am sure you are as good as you are pretty�察�and 

you shall keep the child�此      �and I thank God for sending you to me��' 

     ;These were her very words�察�and Dr。 Bland�察�who was standing by�察�says�察�



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'It's a second judgment of Solomon��' 

     ;'I suppose�察�my Lady�察�you don't want ME��' says the big woman�察�with 

another curtsey。 

     ;'Not in the least��' answers my Lady�察�haughtily�察�and the grenadier left 

the    room�此   �and     then   I  told  all  your    story   at  full  length�察  �and   Mrs。 

Blenkinsop       kept   me   to  tea�察 �and   I  saw    the  beautiful    room    that  Mrs。 

Titmarsh is to have next to Lady Tiptoff's�察�and when my Lord came home�察�

what does he do but insist upon coming back with me here in a hackney´ 

coach�察�as he said he must apologise to you for keeping your wife away。; 

     I could not help�察�in my own mind�察�connecting this strange event which�察�

in the midst of our sorrow�察�came to console us�察�and in our poverty to give 

us   bread��I   could   not   help   connecting   it   with   the   DIAMOND   PIN�察  �and 

fancying that the disappearance of that ornament had somehow brought a 

different and a better sort of luck into my family。            And though some gents 

who read this�察�may call me a poor´ spirited fellow for allowing my wife to 

go out to service�察�who was bred a lady and ought to have servants herself�此�

yet�察  �for   my    part�察 �I  confess    I  did   not   feel  one   minute's     scruple   or 

mortification on the subject。         If you love a person�察�is it not a pleasure to 

feel obliged to him�拭       �And this�察�in consequence�察�I felt。           I was proud and 

happy at being able to think that my dear wife should be able to labour and 

earn bread for me�察�now misfortune had put it out of my power to support 

me and her。      And now�察�instead of making any reflections of my own upon 

prison discipline�察  �I   will   recommend   the   reader   to   consult   that   admirable 

chapter in the Life of Mr。 Pickwick in which the same theme is handled�察�

and   which   shows how   silly  it   is   to   deprive  honest   men   of   the   means   of 

labour   just   at   the   moment   when   they   most   want   it。  What   could   I   do�拭�

There were one or two gents in the prison who could work ��literary gents�察� 

´one wrote his ;Travels in Mesopotamia�察─�and the other his ;Sketches at 

Almack's�察─�in the place���察�but all the occupation I could find was walking 

down   Bridge   Street�察  �and   then   up   Bridge   Street�察 �and   staring   at Alderman 

Waithman's windows�察�and then at the black man who swept the crossing。 

I never gave him anything�察�but I envied him his trade and his broom�察�and 

the money that continually  fell into his old   hat。           But I was not   allowed 

even to carry a broom。 



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     Twice or thricefor Lady Tiptoff did not wish her little boy often to 

breathe the air of such a close place as Salisbury Squaremy dear Mary 

came in the thundering carriage to see me。                They were merry meetings�察�

andif the truth must be toldtwice�察�when nobody was by�察�I jumped into 

the   carriage   and   had   a   drive   with   her�察  �and   when   I   had   seen   her   home�察�

jumped into another  hackney´coach and   drove back。                  But   this was   only 

twice�察�for the system was dangerous�察�and it might bring me into trouble�察�

and it cost three shillings from Grosvenor Square to Ludgate Hill。 

     Here�察�meanwhile�察�my good mother kept me company�察�and what should 

we   read   of   one   day   but   the   marriage   of   Mrs。   Hoggarty   and   the   Rev。 

Grimes Wapshot�          �My  mother�察�who never loved Mrs。 H。�察 �now said that 

she should repent all her life having allowed me to spend so much of my 

time with that odious ungrateful woman�察�and added that she and I too were 

justly   punished     for   worshipping      the  mammon       of   unrighteousness      and 

forgetting     our   natural   feelings   for  the   sake   of  my    aunt's  paltry   lucre。 

;Well�察 �Amen� ─  �said   I。      ;This   is   the   end   of   all   our   fine   schemes� �My 

aunt's money and my aunt's diamond were the causes of my ruin�察�and now 

they are clear gone�察�thank Heaven� �and I hope the old lady will be happy�察�

and I must say I don't envy the Rev。 Grimes Wapshot。;                    So we put Mrs。 

Hoggarty out of our thoughts�察�and made ourselves as comfortable as might 

be。 

     Rich and great people are slower in making Christians of their children 

than we poor ones�察�and little Lord Poynings was not christened until the 

month of June。        A duke was one godfather�察�and Mr。 Edmun

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