burlesques-第132部分

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him。〃



〃Don't　Breadbasket　me；　mem；　if　you　please；　mem。　　My　master　says

that　them　things　is　quite　obnoxious　to　your　sphere　of　life。

Breadbasket；　indeed！〃　　And　so　she　sailed　out。



Jemmy　hadn't　a　word；　she　had　grown　mighty　quiet　since　we　have　been

in　misfortune：　but　my　daughter　looked　as　happy　as　a　queen；　and　Tug；

when　he　heard　of　the　ship；　gave　a　jump　that　nearly　knocked　down

poor　Orlando。　　〃Ah；　I　suppose　you'll　forget　me　now？〃　says　he　with　a

sigh；　and　seemed　the　only　unhappy　person　in　company。



〃Why；　you　conceive；　Mr。　Crump；〃　says　my　wife；　with　a　great　deal　of

dignity；　〃that；　connected　as　we　are；　a　young　man　born　in　a　work〃



〃Woman！〃　cried　I　（for　once　in　my　life　determined　to　have　my　own

way）；　〃hold　your　foolish　tongue。　　Your　absurd　pride　has　been　the

ruin　of　us　hitherto；　and；　from　this　day；　I'll　have　no　more　of　it。

Hark　ye；　Orlando；　if　you　will　take　Jemimarann；　you　may　have　her；

and　if　you'll　take　five　hundred　pounds　for　a　half…share　of　the

shop；　they're　yours；　and　THAT'S　for　you；　Mrs。　Cox。〃



And　here　we　are；　back　again。　　And　I　write　this　from　the　old　back

shop；　where　we　are　all　waiting　to　see　the　new　year　in。　　Orlando

sits　yonder；　plaiting　a　wig　for　my　Lord　Chief　Justice；　as　happy　as

may　be；　and　Jemimarann　and　her　mother　have　been　as　busy　as　you　can

imagine　all　day　long；　and　are　just　now　giving　the　finishing　touches

to　the　bridal…dresses：　for　the　wedding　is　to　take　place　the　day

after　to…morrow。　　I've　cut　seventeen　heads　off　（as　I　say）　this　very

day；　and　as　for　Jemmy；　I　no　more　mind　her　than　I　do　the　Emperor　of

China　and　all　his　Tambarins。　　Last　night　we　had　a　merry　meeting　of

our　friends　and　neighbors；　to　celebrate　our　reappearance　among

them；　and　very　merry　we　all　were。　　We　had　a　capital　fiddler；　and　we

kept　it　up　till　a　pretty　tidy　hour　this　morning。　　We　begun　with

quadrills；　but　I　never　could　do　'em　well；　and　after　that；　to　please

Mr。　Crump　and　his　intended；　we　tried　a　gallopard；　which　I　found

anything　but　easy：　for　since　I　am　come　back　to　a　life　of　peace　and

comfort；　it's　astonishing　how　stout　I'm　getting。　　So　we　turned　at

once　to　what　Jemmy　and　me　excels　ina　country　dance；　which　is

rather　surprising；　as　we　was　both　brought　up　to　a　town　life。　　As

for　young　Tug；　he　showed　off　in　a　sailor's　hornpipe：　which　Mrs。　Cox

says　is　very　proper　for　him　to　learn；　now　he　is　intended　for　the

sea。　　But　stop！　here　comes　in　the　punchbowls；　and　if　we　are　not

happy；　who　is？　　I　say　I　am　like　the　Swish　people；　for　I　can't

flourish　out　of　my　native　HAIR。











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