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little Antony�察�that was born before Jemima�察�and would have been twenty´
three now were he in this wicked world�察�ma'am。 However�察�I won't speak
of him�察�ma'am�察�but of what took place。
;You must know�察 �ma'am�察 �that Mrs。 Titmarsh remained downstairs
while Mr。 Samuel was talking with his friend Mr。 Hoskins�察�and the poor
thing would not touch a bit of dinner�察�though we had it made comfortable�察�
and after dinner�察�it was with difficulty I could get her to sup a little drop of
wine´and´water�察�and dip a toast in it。 It was the first morsel that had passed
her lips for many a long hour�察�ma'am。
;Well�察�she would not speak�察�and I thought it best not to interrupt her�察�
but she sat and looked at my two youngest that were playing on the rug�察�
and just as Mr。 Titmarsh and his friend Gus went out�察�the boy brought the
newspaper�察 �ma'am�察 �it always comes from three to four�察 �and I began a´
reading of it。 But I couldn't read much�察�for thinking of poor Mr。 Sam's
sad face as he went out�察 �and the sad story he told me about his money
being so low�察�and every now and then I stopped reading�察�and bade Mrs。 T。
not to take on so�察�and told her some stories about my dear little Antony。
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;'Ah��' says she�察 �sobbing�察 �and looking at the young ones�察 �'you have
other children�察�Mrs。 Stokes�察�but thatthat was my only one��' and she flung
back in her chair�察�and cried fit to break her heart�此 �and I knew that the cry
would do her good�察 �and so went back to my paperthe Morning Post�察�
ma'am�察�I always read it�察�for I like to know what's a´going on in the West
End。
;The very first thing that my eyes lighted upon was this�此� 'Wanted�察�
immediately�察 �a respectable person as wet´nurse。 Apply at No。 ´�察�
Grosvenor Square。' 'Bless us and save us��' says I�察 �'here's poor Lady
Tiptoff ill��' for I knew her Ladyship's address�察�and how she was confined
on the very same day with Mrs。 T。�此 �and�察 �for the matter of that�察 �her
Ladyship knows my address�察�having visited here。
;A sudden thought came over me。 'My dear Mrs。 Titmarsh��' said I�察�
'you know how poor and how good your husband is��'
;'Yes��' says she�察�rather surprised。
;'Well�察 �my dear��' says I�察 �looking her hard in the face�察 �'Lady Tiptoff�察�
who knows him�察�wants a nurse for her son�察�Lord Poynings。 Will you be a
brave woman�察 �and look for the place�察 �and mayhap replace the little one
that God has taken from you��'
;She began to tremble and blush�察 �and then I told her what you�察 �Mr。
Sam�察�had told me the other day about your money matters�察�and no sooner
did she hear it than she sprung to her bonnet�察�and said�察�'Come�察�come��' and
in five minutes she had me by the arm�察 �and we walked together to
Grosvenor Square。 The air did her no harm�察 �Mr。 Sam�察 �and during the
whole of the walk she never cried but once�察�and then it was at seeing a
nursery´maid in the Square。
;A great fellow in livery opens the door�察 �and says�察�'You're the forty´
fifth as come about this 'ere place�察�but�察�fust�察�let me ask you a preliminary
question。 Are you a Hirishwoman��'
;'No�察�sir��' says Mrs。 T。
;'That suffishnt�察�mem��' says the gentleman in plush�察�'I see you're not by
your axnt。 Step this way�察�ladies�察�if you please。 You'll find some more
candidix for the place upstairs�察 �but I sent away forty´four happlicants�察�
because they WAS Hirish。'
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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 d