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Ias-sureyouyoucan’tdoanythingforme，Minnie，andImustreallysettledowntothisWhere’smypouch？
MRSGCrossingtowriting-table。Hereyouare，BearWhatamessyoukeepyourtablein！
CAPTGDon’ttouchitThere’samethodinmymadness，thoughyoumightn’tthinkofit。
MRSGAttable。Iwanttolook-Doyoukeepaccounts，Pip？
CAPTGBendingoversaddlery。OfasortAreyourummagingamongtheTrooppapers？Becareful。
MRsGWhy？Isha’n’tdisturbanythingGoodgracious！Ihadnoideathatyouhadanythingtodowithsomanysickhorses。
CAPTG’WishIhadn’t，buttheyinsistonfallingsickMinnie，if1
wereyouIreallyshouldnotinvestigatethosepapersYoumaycomeacrosssomethingthatyouwon’tlike。
MRSGWhywillyoualwaystreatmelikeachild？IknowI’mnotdisplacingthehorridthings。
CAPTGResignedly。Verywell，thenDon’tblamemeifanythinghappensPlaywiththetableandletmegoonwiththesaddlerySlippinghandintotrousers-pocket。Oh，thedeuce！
MRSGHerbacktoG。What’sthatfor？
CAPTGNothingAside。There’snotmuchinit，butIwishI’dtornitup。
MRSGTurningovercontentsoftable。Iknowyou’llhatemeforthis；butIdowanttoseewhatyourworkislikeApause。
Pip，whatare“farcybuds“？
CAPTGHab！Wouldyoureallyliketoknow？Theyaren’tprettythings。
MRSGThisJournalofVeterinarySciencesaystheyareof“absorbinginterest。”Tellme。
CAPTGAside。Itmayturnherattention。
Givesalonganddesignedlyloathsomeaccountofglandersandfarcy。
MRSGOh，that’senoughDon’tgoon！
CAPTGButyouwantedtoknow-Thenthesethingssuppurateandmatterateandspread-
MRSGPin，you’remakingmesick！You’reahorrid，disgustingschoolboy。
CAPTGOnhiskneesamongthebridles。Youaskedtobetold。
It’snotmyfaultifyouworrymeintotalkingabouthorrors。
MasGWhydidn’tyousay-No？
CAPTGGoodHeavens，child！Haveyoucomeinheresimplytobullyme？
MasGIbullyyou？HowcouldI！You’resostrongHysterically。
StrongenoughtopickmeupandputmeoutsidethedoorandleavemetheretocryAren’tyou？
CAPTGItseemstomethatyou’reanirrationallittlebabyAreyouquitewell？
MRSGDoIlookill？ReturningtotableWhoisyourladyfriendwiththebiggreyenvelopeandthefatmonogramoutside？
CAPTGAside。Thenitwasn’tlockedup，confoundit。
Aloud。
“Godmadeher，thereforeletherpassforawoman。”Yourememberwhatfarcybudsarelike？
MasGShowingenvelope。Thishasnothingtodowiththem。
I’mgoingtoopenitMayI？
CAPTGCertainly，ifyouwanttoI’dsooneryoudidn’tthoughI
don’tasktolookatyourletterstotheDeer-courtgirl。
MasGYou’dbetternot，Sir！Takesletterfromenvelope。Now，mayIlook？Ifyousayno，Ishallcry。
CAPTGYou’venevercriedinmyknowledgeofyou，andIdon’tbelieveyoucould。
MasGIfeelverylikeitto-day，PipDon’tbehardonmeReadsletter。Itbeginsinthemiddle，with-outany“DearCaptainGadsby。”oranythingHowfunny！
CAPTGAside。No，it’snotDearCaptainGadsby，oranything，nowHowfunny！
MasGWhatastrangeletter！Reads。“Andsothemothhascometoonearthecandleatlast，andhasbeensingedinto-shallI
sayRespectability？Icongratulatehim，andhopehewillbeashappyashedeservestobe。”Whatdoesthatmean？Isshecongratulatingyouaboutourmarriage？
CAPTGYes，Isupposeso。
MasGStillr’adingletter。Sheseemstobeaparticularfriendofyours。
CAPTGYesShewasanexcellentmatronofsorts-aMrs。
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