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Bagnet�察�observing his companion to be thoughtful�察 �considers it a
friendly part to refer to Mrs Bagnet¨s late sally。
^George�察�you know the old girl!she¨s as sweet and as mild as
milk。 But touch her on the children!or myself!and she¨s off like
gunpowder。 ̄
^It does her credit�察�Mat� 院�
^George�察院�says Mr Bagnet�察�looking straight before him�察 �the old
girl!can¨t do anything!that don¨t do her credit。 More or less。 I
never say so。 Discipline must be maintained。 ̄
^She¨s worth her weight in gold�察院�returns the trooper。
^In gold�拭院 �says Mr Bagnet。 ^I¨ll tell you what。 The old girl¨s
weight!is twelve stone six。 Would I take that weight!in any
metal!for the old girl�拭�No。 Why not�拭�Because the old girl¨s metal
is far more precious!than the preciousest metal。 And she¨s all
metal� 院�
^You are right�察�Mat� 院�
^When she took me!and accepted of the ring!she `listed
under me and the children!heart and head�察 �for life。 She¨s that
earnest�察院�says Mr Bagnet�察 �and true to her colours!that�察�touch us
with a finger!and she turns out!and stands to her arms。 If the
old girl fires wide!once in a way!at the call of duty!look over it�察�
George。 For she¨s loyal� 院�
^Why bless her�察�Mat� 院�returns the trooper�察 �I think the higher
of her for it� 院�
^You are right� 院�says Mr Bagnet�察�with the warmest enthusiasm�察�
though without relaxing the rigidity of a single muscle。 ^Think as
high of the old girl!as the rock of Gibraltar!and still you¨ll be
thinking low!of such merits。 But I never own to it before her。
Discipline must be maintained。 ̄
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These encomiums bring them to Mount Pleasant�察 �and to
Grandfather Smallweed¨s house。 The door is opened by the
perennial Judy�察 �who�察 �having surveyed them from top to toe with
no particular favour�察 �but indeed with a malignant sneer�察 �leaves
them standing there�察 �while she consults the oracle as to their
admission。 The oracle may be inferred to give consent�察 �from the
circumstance of her returning with the words on her honey lips
^that they can come in if they want to it。 ̄ Thus privileged they
come in�察�and find Mr Smallweed with his feet in the drawer of his
chair as if it were a paper footbath�察�and Mrs Smallweed obscured
with the cushion like a bird that is not to sing。
^My dear friend�察院�says Grandfather Smallweed�察�with those two
lean affectionate arms of his stretched forth。 ^How de do�拭�How de
do�拭�Who is our friend�察�my dear friend�拭院�
^Why this�察院�returns George�察�not able to be very conciliatory at
first�察 �is Matthew Bagnet�察 �who has obliged me in that matter of
ours�察�you know。 ̄
^Oh� �Mr Bagnet�拭�Surely� 院�the old man looks at him under his
hand。 ^Hope you¨re well�察 �Mr Bagnet�拭 �Fine man�察 �Mr George� �
Military air�察�sir� 院�
No chairs being offered�察 �Mr George brings one forward for
Bagnet�察 �and one for himself。 They sit down�察 �Mr Bagnet as if he
had no power of bending himself�察 �except at the hips for that
purpose。
^Judy�察院�says Mr Smallweed�察 �bring the pipe。 ̄
^Why�察 �I don¨t know�察院 �Mr George interposes�察 �that the young
woman need give herself that trouble�察�for to tell you the truth�察�I am
not inclined to smoke it today。 ̄
^Ain¨t you�拭院�returns the old man。 ^Judy�察�bring the pipe。 ̄
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^The fact is�察 �Mr Smallweed�察院 �proceeds George�察 �that I find
myself in rather an unpleasant state of mind。 It appears to me�察�sir�察�
that your friend in the city has been playing tricks。 ̄
^O dear no� 院 �says Grandfather Smallweed。 ^He never does
that� 院�
^Don¨t he�拭�Well�察�I am glad to hear it�察�because I thought it might
be his doing。 This�察�you know�察�I am speaking of。 This letter。 ̄
Grandfather Smallweed smiles in a very ugly way�察 �in
recognition of the letter。
^What does it mean�拭院�asks Mr George。
^Judy�察院�says the old man�察 �have you got the pipe�拭�Give it to me。
Did you say what does it mean�察�my good friend�拭院�
^Aye� �Now�察�come�察�come�察�you know�察�Mr Smallweed�察院 �urges the
trooper�察 �constraining himself to speak as smoothly and
confidentially as he can�察�holding the open letter in one hand�察�and
resting the broad knuckles of the other on his thigh�察 �a good lot of
money has passed between us�察 �and we are face to face at the
present moment�察 �and are both well aware of the understanding
there has always been。 I am prepared to do the usual thing which I
have done regularly�察�and to keep this matter going。 I never got a
letter like this from you before�察�and I have been a little put about
by it this morning�察 �because here¨s my friend Matthew Bagnet�察�
who�察�you know�察�had none of the money! ̄
^I don¨t know it�察�you know�察院�says the old man�察�quietly。
^Why�察�confound you!it�察�I mean!I tell you so�察�don¨t I�拭院�
^Oh�察�yes�察�you tell me so�察院�returns Grandfather Smallweed。 ^But
I don¨t know it。 ̄
^Well� 院�says the trooper�察�swallowing his fire。 ^I know it。 ̄
Mr Smallweed replies with excellent temper�察 �Ah� �that¨s quite
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another thing� 院 �And adds�察 �but it don¨t matter。 Mr Bagnet¨s
situation is all one�察�whether or no。 ̄
The unfortunate George makes a great effort to arrange the
affair comfortably�察�and to propitiate Mr Smallweed by taking him
upon his own terms。
^That¨s just what I mean。 As you say�察 �Mr Smallweed�察 �here¨s
Matthew Bagnet liable to be fixed whether or no。 Now�察 �you see�察�
that makes his good lady very uneasy in her mind�察�and me too�察�for�察�
whereas I¨m a harum´scarum sort of a good´for´nought�察�that more
kicks than halfpence come natural to�察 �why he¨s a steady family
man�察 �don¨t you see�拭 �Now�察 �Mr Smallweed�察院 �says the trooper�察�
gaining confidence as he proceeds in this soldierly mode of doing
business�察 �although you and I are good friends enough in a certain
sort of a way�察�I am well aware that I can¨t ask you to let my friend
Bagnet off entirely。 ̄
^O dear�察 �you are too modest。 You can ask me anything�察 �Mr
George。 ̄ ��There is an Ogreish kind of jocularity in Grandfather
Smallweed today。�� ^And you can refuse�察�you mean�察�eh�拭�Or not you
so much�察�perhaps�察�as your friend in the city�拭�Ha ha ha� 院�
^Ha ha ha� 院 �echoes Grandfather Smallweed。 In such a very
hard manner�察 �and with eyes so particularly green�察 �that Mr
Bagnet¨s natural gravity is much deepened by the contemplation
of that venerable man。
^Come� 院�says the sanguine George�察 �I am glad to find we can be
pleasant�察 �because I want to arrange this pleasantly。 Here¨s my
friend Bagnet�察�and here am I。 We¨ll settle the matter on the spot�察�if
you please�察 �Mr Smallweed�察 �in the usual way。 And you¨ll ease my
friend Bagnet¨s mind�察�and his family¨s mind�察�a good deal�察�if you¨ll
just mention to him what our understanding is。 ̄
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Here some shrill spectre cries out in a mocking manner�察 �O
good gracious� �O� 院�unless�察�indeed�察�it be the sportive Judy�察�who is
found to be silent when the startled visitors look round�察�but whose
chin has received a recent toss�察 �expressive of derision and
contempt。 Mr Bagnet¨s gravity becomes yet more profound。
^But I think you asked me�察�Mr George�察院�old Smallweed�察�who all
this time had the pipe in his hand�察�is the speaker now�察 �I think you
asked me�察�what did the letter mean�拭院�
^Why�察�yes�察�I did�察院�returns the trooper�察�in his offhand way�此 �but I
don¨t care to know particularly�察�if it¨s all correct and pleasant。 ̄
Mr Smallweed�察 �purposely balking himself in an aim at the
trooper¨s head�察 �throws the pipe on the ground and breaks it to
pieces。
^That¨s what it means�察 �my dear friend。 I¨ll smash you。 I¨ll
crumble you。 I¨ll powder you。 Go to the devil� 院�
The two friends rise and look at one another。 Mr Bagnet¨s
gravity has now attained its profoundest point。
^Go to the devil� 院 �repeats the old man。 ^I¨ll have no more of
your pipe´smoking and swaggerings。