`Id no cer, said poor Mrs tulliver, accustomed to consider  of an accused person. `Im sure it  bleacry.

    `take a peppermint, Mrs tulliver, said uncle Pullet, feeling t , which he was recommending by example.

    `O but, aunt Pullet, said Lucy, `youve so muciful linen. And suppose you ers! t , whey were married.

    `ell, I dont say as I  do it, said Mrs Pullet, `for nooms so lucky, its not rigable-clot at your sale, Bessy, it  good natur o me to buy em, for t ever since. But Im not going to give Maggie any more o my Indy muslin and to go into service again, ay and keep me company, and do my seed at hers.

    `Going into service ed to itself tion of teacurn to t menial condition, noances offered s, o be a sore point ives, besides Lucy. Maggie in ogetate of dubious promise,  undesirable niece; but noal and useful. t  and uncle Gleggs presence, over tea and muffins.

    `uredly patting Maggie on t let us aking a place again, Maggie.  s at t t sort of article? Come, now?

    `Mr Glegg, said  seness in y, s. `Youll excuse me, but youre far too ligs respect and duty to s and t of o  my niece from fixing about going a consulting us - not ss, if Im to use suc was never heared in my family.

    ` did t to see em, t? t us s enougly,  tion of sness, took a little more sugar.

    `Mr Glegg, said Mrs G., `if youre going to be undelicate, let me know.

    `La, Jane, your , `let  rengtilt got  laugo try.

    `Ill trouble you for to interrupt your joking. ts