saidMrsMallowe“Hewillbeasufficientpunishmentforher。
Whatacommonvoiceshehas！”
MrsDelville’svoicewasnotpretty，hercarriagewasevenlesslovely，andherraimentwasstrikinglyneglectedAllthesethingsMrsMallowenoticedoverthetopofamagazine。
“Nowwhatisthereinher？”saidMrsHauksbee“DoyouseewhatImeantabouttheclothesfallingoff？IfIwereamanIwouldperishsoonerthanbeseenwiththatrag-bagAndyet，shehasgoodeyes，but~h！”
“Whatisit？”
“Shedoesn’tknowhowtousethem！OnmyHonor，shedoesnot。
Look！Ohlook！UntidinessI
canendure，butignorancenever！Thewoman’safool。”
“Hsh！She’llhearyou。”
“AllthewomeninSimlaarefoolsShe’llthinkImeansomeoneelseNowshe’sgoingoutWhatathoroughlyobjectionablecouplesheandTheDancingMastermake！WhichremindsmeDoyousupposethey’lleverdancetogether？”
“WaitandseeIdon’tenvyhertheconversationofTheDancingMaster-loathlyman！Hiswifeoughttobeupherebeforelong。”
“Doyouknowanythingabouthim？”
“OnlywhathetoldmeItmaybea11afictionHemarriedagirlbredinthecountry，Ithink，and，beinganhonorable，chivalroussoul，toldmethatherepentedhisbargainandsenthertohermotherasoftenaspossibl~apersonwhohaslivedintheDoonsincethememoryofmanandgoestoMussooriewhenotherpeoplegoHomeThewifeiswithheratpresentSohesays。”
’~Babies？’~
“Oneonly，buthetalksofhiswifeinarevoltingwayIhatedhimforitHethoughthewasbeingepigrammaticandbrilliant。”
“ThatisavicepeculiartomenIdislikehimbecauseheisgenerallyinthewakeofsomegirl，disappointingtheEligiblesHewillpersecuteMayHoltnomore，unlessIammuchmistaken。”
“NoIthinkMrsDelvillemayoccupyhisattentionforawhile。”
“Doyousupposesheknowsthatheistheheadofafamily？”
“NotfromhislipsHesworemetoeternalsecrecyWhereforeI
tellyouDon’tyouknowthattypeofman？”
“Notintimately，thankgoodness！Asageneralrule，whenamanbeginstoabusehiswifetome，IfindthattheLordgivesmewherewithtoanswerhimaccordingtohisfolly；andwepartwithacoolnessbetweenusIlaugh。”
“I’mdifferentI’venosenseofhumor。”
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caretothinkaboutA
well-educatedsenseofHumorwillsaveawomanwhenReligion，Training，andHomeinfluencesfail；andwemayallneedsalvationsometimes。”
“DoyousupposethattheDelvillewomanhashumor？”
“HerdressbewraysherHowcanaThingwhowearsasupplementunderherleftarmhaveanynotionofthefitnessofthings-muchlesstheirfolly？IfshediscardsTheDancingMaste！afterhavingonceseenhimdance，ImayrespectherOtherwise“
“Butarewenotbothassumingagreatdealtoomuch，dear？YousawthewomanatPeliti’s-halfanhour214
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