The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
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shawl, was speedily licked up by the eager hre.
1 look said Edwin smiling, "as II l had
"By-the-bye.' cried Mr.. G~rewgious; excuse
my intcrrupung you; DO stop. The fog may
in. from just across Holborn. You had better
.n .YGu "a, are yeTy kind said a EdT vim n sI9aSip 3;
d new and r~elishing sort of gypsy party.
Not at ALL" said Mr.: Grewgious; you are
bers. and take potluck. And IN ask said Mr..
GreWgious. dropping his voice, ana speaking
with a twinkling eye. as if inspired with a
bright thought; IN ask BazzaTd. He mightn't
like 1t lse-Razzardi"
BaZzard reappeared.
Dine presently with Mr.. brood and me"
II 1 am ordered to dine. of course, 1 will,
sir. was the gloomy answer.
THAI HThask not To ordered sfsi y Ssi5 B inyitsad: lin tina,
case / don't care II l do"
That's arranged And perhaps you wouldn :
the hotel in FurniYal's, and asking them 70
send In materials for laying the cloth. FoI
Etr ron soup pav sva I tSFeen and % We'll have the
best made dish that can De recommended, and
well have a joint (such as a haunch Of NUT
any little stuffcd thing Of that sort that may
happen 20 be in the bill Of faTe-in short, Wei
have whatever there is on hand"
with his usual air OF reading an inventory, OF
repeating a lesson. or doing anything else by
rote. Ba5zard: after drawing out the round
4 was a little delicate, you see" said Mr.
Grewgious, in a lower tone, after his clerks de.
Or commissariat department. Because Inc
mightn't like it,"
He seems to have his own way, sir" re-
Ills own way?' returned Mr.. %Grewgioqs
"Oh, dear. no. POor fellow. you quite mistake
him. If he had his own way, he wouldn't be
II wonder where he would bel' Edwin
thought. But he only thought II, because Mr.
Grewgious. came and stood himself with his
back TO the other corner or the hre,. and MS
SnOulOef-DiaseS against the ChlTnney-pleces dnO
collected his skirts for easy conversation.
Il take il, without having the gift OF pro-
phecy, that you have done me the favor of look
ing in 70 mention that you are going down yon-
~der-where, l can tell you, you are expected
and to offer 10 execute any little commission
from me to my charming ward. and perhaps &c
snarPen me up a bit in any proceeding? Eli
Il called, sir, before going down, as an act
''of attention. said Mr.. Grewgious. Ali! Of
course, not of Impotence? %
Impotence, sir?'
Mr.. Grewgious had meant to be arch-not that
he in the remotest degree expressed that mean
ing-and had brought himself into scarcely sup
portable proximity with the fire, as if to burr
the fullest effect Of his archness into himself
metals. But his archness suddenly flying be-
fore the composed face and manner Of his visitor
and only the fire remaining, he started and
II have lately been down %yonder." said Mr.
was what l referred to, when l said / could tell
Indeed, sir! Yes; L knew that Pussy was
DC you keep a cat down there?" asked Mr.
Edwin colored a little as ne explained: Il cal
Rosa Pussy"
"Oh. really" said Mr.. Grewgious. smoothing
down his head; that's very afable."
Edwin glanced at his face, uncertain whether
But Edwin might as well have glanced at the
face of a clock.
"A pet name, sir he explained again.
"Umps." said Mr.. Grewgious. with a nod
But with such an extraordinary, compromise
between an unqualified ascent and a qualified
dissent. that his visitor was much discon-
Did PRosa-' Edwin began by way of re
covering himself.
..PRosa?' repeated Mr.; Grewgious,
mind;--did she tell you anything about the Land.
lesses?"
La nNI;~ s2id An M ssta GgsswxSio Siiiar " Y 9atm is th'
"A brother and sister. The sister is at thu
Nuns House. and has become a great frienC
'PRosa's." Mr.. Grewgious struck IN, with a
she IS a strikingly handsome girl. sir, and
thought she might have been described to you
Neither" said Mr.. Grewgious. "But here Is
Bazzard."
Bazzard returned, accompanied by two wait.
ers-an immovable waiter and a flying waiter
and the three brought in with them as mucl
ISs eT sS wbo a h neT 6 5GaT hf 'e eSer nFef The oh fiyi IN,
shoulders, laid the cloth with amazing rapidly
and d~eXterity; while the unmovable waiter, who
had brought nothing, found fault with him. Tn,
flying water then highly polished all the glasse,
looked through them. The flying waiter ther
new across Holburn for the soup. and few
the made dish and flew back again, and ther
took another flight for 1.-THE joint and poultry
took supplementary flights for a great va
riety of articles, as it was discovered from
had forgotten them all. But let the fyins
waiter cleave the air as he might. he was al
ways reproaehed on his return by the immOva
BILE waiter for bringing fog with him. and be
ing out of breath. At the conclusion OF the re
past, by which time the flying waiter wa
severely blown. the immovabIe waiter gathered
up the tablecloth under his arm with a granc
air, and having sternly mot 20 say with indig
nation) looked on at the flying waiter while h
set the clean glasses round; directed a valedic
Let 1t be clearly understood between US tina
the reward is mine. and that Nil is the claim
before him out Of the room,
ing representing My Lords of the Circumlocutio
Department. commandership-in-Chief of an!
tie picture to be hung on the line in the NatiOna
Gallery.
THIS sumptuous repast, so the fog served for il
general sauce. To hear the outdoor clerks sneez
Ing. wheezlng, ana beating their feet on tn
gravel was a zest far surprising Doctor Kitche
ners. To bid, with a shiver, the unfortunate
flying waiter shut the door before he had opene,
Il. was a %condiment of a profounder flavor thar
Harvey. And here let it be noticed, parenthet
ically. that the leg of this young man, i'm IN
application TO the door. evinced the finest sens
OF touch: always preceding himself and ira.
some seconds; and always lingering after he an,
the tray had disappeared. like Macbeth's lie,
| when accompanying him eff the stage with r.
luctance to the assassination of Duncan.
The host had gone below TO the cellar. an
had brought up bottles Of ruby. straw-colored
and golden drinks, which had ripened long az
in lands where no fogs are. and had since IaIl
slumbering in the shade. Sparkling and tinglin,
after so long a nap. they pushed at their cork
70; ~ otars ~ force tbe gataSS pr1sHhSrs helping
gaily. Ii T. j.. I. in n
in ony other year of his period, drank such wine
then. for a certainty, L. J. T. was Prett
Jolly Too.
Externally, Mr.. gious showed no SIGN
of being meIlowed by these glowing Vintaees
Instead of his drinking them. they might bav-
been poured over him in his high-dried snut
shades they caused to flicker over his face
Neither was his manner influenced. Rut 4
his wooden way, he had 0~bservant ewes 70
motioncd Edwin back to his own easYl n 2 2
the treside corner, and Edwin sank Iuxuriousl
into II after very brief remOnstrance. Mr.. Grey
SS leuf foo as ah me- 1 tnr9ef ms his seat hea round and towards tn
have been seen looking at his visitor betWeal
his smoothing fingers.
"Bazzardt said Mr.. Grewgious. suddenl
II follow you. sir" returned Bazzard. wb
had done his work Of consuming meat an
drink in a workmanlike manner. though mosti.
Il drink TO you, Bazzard; Mr.. Edwin. suc
cess to Mr.. Bazzard!' W
a totally unfOunded appearance Of enthusiasm
and with the u%nspoken addition: What in.
wonder!'
And May pursued Mr.. Grewgious-.I an
not at liberty 10 defnite-Mayi-my converse
shall not come well out OF this-May,-it olgh
to be put imaginatively. but l have no imagino
uon-May!-the thorn OF anxiety is as nearly IN,
mark as l am likely to get-May it come out a
Iastt'
Mr BazzarG. with a frowning smile AZ m
FIRE. put a hand into his tangled locks. as !
| rb. 4h@-p Of anNfnfv were thera. th.- -.