The String of Pearls (1850), p. 333
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The String of Pearls (1850), p. 333
CHAPTER LXXIV. The cook was so surprised at these words from Mrs. Lovett that for some moments he made no answered to them. | THE STRING OF PEARLS. 333 CHAPTER LXXIV. BIG BEN CREATES A SENSATION. The cook was so surprised at these words from Mrs. Lovett that for some €i Pray, speak again/' he said at length, when he could find words in which u I repeal/' she said, "that I am desirous, as far as lies in my power, to " Indeed! 0 u Ah, you are too suspicious." " Humph I I think, madam, when you come to consider all things, you will ** You are wrong again. I dare say now, in your mind, you attribute most of " Well, madam, candidly speaking, should I be far wrong by so doing ?" f f You would be quite wrong. Alas ! alas ! I " ** You what, madam ? Pray, speak up." " I am the victim of another. You cannot suppose that, of my own free will, The cook was silent for some few moments, and then he said, quite calmly, as " Pray go on, madam, I am quite anxious to hear all that you may have to This composed manner of meeting her compliments rather discomposed Mrs f ^ " I grant that circumstances are such that you may well be excused for any " I quite agree with you there, madam/' said the cook. u Then all I have to do is, by deeds, to convinve you that I am sincere in my u I cannot conceive anything so distressing," said the cook, u except being There was a tone of irony about the enforced cook which Mrs. Lovett did not ft You still doubt me/* she said. " But listen, and I think you will soon be j '* I am all attention, madam/' "Then, in the first place, you are quite tired of eating pies, and mus* have " You never said a truer thing in all your life, madam/' u That other food, then, I will provide for you. You shall, within an hoijr |