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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

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