husband kept his money or some little fall of that kind � would be the making of her and could hardly fail to render her one of the most agreeable companions in existence whether they were right or wrong in this conjecture certain it is that minds like bodies wiu often fall into a ill state fi om mere excess of comfort and like them are often successfully cured by in themselves very and mrs s chief and and at the same time lier principal victim and object of wrath her single domestic servant one miss or as she was called in with those prejudices of society which and top from poor all such genteel � this was a tail young lady very much to in private life slender and of a rather uncomfortable figure and though not absolutely ill looking of a sharp and as a general principle and abstract proposition held the male sex to be utterly contemptible and unworthy of notice to be false base inclined to and wholly when particularly exasperated against them which scandal said was when sim her most she was accustomed to wish with great emphasis that the whole race of women could but die off in order that the men might be brought to know the real value of the blessings by which they set so little store nay her feeling for her order ran so high that she sometimes declared if she could only have good security for a fair round number � say ten thousand � of young following her example she would to spite mankind hang drown or poison herself with a joy past all expression it was the voice of that greeted the when he knocked at his own house with a shrill cry of who s me girl me returned what already sir said opening the door with a look of surprise we was just getting on our to sit up � me and mistress oh she has been so bad said this with an air of uncommon and concern but the parlour door was standing open and as very well knew for whose ears it was designed he regarded her with anything but an look as he passed in master s come home cried running before him into the parlour you was wrong and i was right i thought he wouldn t keep us up so late two nights running master s always considerate so far i m so glad on your account i m a little � here � a little sleepy myself i u own it now though i said i wasn t when you asked me it an t of no consequence of course you had better said the who most devoutly wished that s was at ankles you had better get to bed at once then thanking you kindly sir returned i couldn t take my rest in peace nor fix my thoughts upon my prayers than that i knew mistress was comfortable in her bed this night by rights she should have been there hours ago you re mistress said pulling off his great coat and looking at her taking the hint sir cried with a flushed face and thanking you for it most kindly i will make bold to say that if i give offence by having consideration for my mistress i do not ask your pardon but am content to get myself into trouble and to be in suffering here mrs who with her in a large had been all this time intent upon the manual looked round and acknowledged by commanding her to hold her tongue every little bone in throat and neck developed itself with a quite alarming as she replied yes how do you find yourself now my dear said the taking a chair near his wife who had resumed her book and rubbing his knees hard as he made the inquiry you re very anxious to know an t you returned mrs with her eyes upon the print you that have not been near me all day and wouldn t have been if i was dying my dear � said mrs turned over to the next page then went back again to the bottom line over leaf to be quite sure of the last words and then went on reading with an appearance of the deepest interest and study my dear said the how can you say such things when you know you don t mean them if you were dying why if there was anything serious the matter with you shouldn t be in constant attendance upon you yes cried mrs bursting into tears yes you would i don t doubt it certainly you would that s aa much aa to tell me that you would be hovering round me like a waiting till the breath was out of my body that you might go and marry somebody else groaned in sympathy � a little short groan checked in its birth and changed into a cough it seemed to say i can t help it it s wrung from me by the of that monster master but you u break my heart one of these days added mrs with more resignation and then we shall both be happy my only desire is to see comfortably settled and when she is you may settle me as soon as you like ah cried � and again poor twisted his wig about in silence for a long time and then said mildly has gone to bed your master speaks to you said mrs looking sternly over her shoulder at miss in waiting no my dear i spoke to you suggested the did you hear me cried the lady stamping her foot upon the ground you are beginning to despise me now are you but this is example at this cruel rebuke whose tears were always ready for large or small parties on the shortest notice and the 