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B., who has been looking over my shoulder while I have been writing the foregoing, after the manner of a _Family Herald_ story teller's wife in the last chapter (fancy a man having to write the story of his early life and adventures with his wife looking over his shoulder all the time! B WHO HAS BEEN LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER WHILE I HAVE BEEN WRITING THE FOREGOING AFTER THE MANNER OF A FAMILY HERALD STORY TELLER'S WIFE IN THE LAST CHAPTER FANCY A MAN HAVING TO WRITE THE STORY OF HIS EARLY LIFE AND ADVENTURES WITH HIS WIFE LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULDER ALL THE TIME
e other third of whom cordially dislike each other, pack them, on a hot day, into a room capable of accommodating forty, leave them there to bore one another to death for a couple of hours with drawing-room philosophy and second-hand scandal; then give them a cup of weak tea, and a piece of crumbly cake, without any plate to eat it on; or, if it is an evening affair, a glass of champagne of the you-don't-forget-you've-had-it-for-a-week brand, and a ham-sandwich, and put them out into the street again)--can do nothing but make spiteful remarks about everybody whose name and address they happen to know: the women who, in the penny 'bus (for, in her own country, the lady of the new school is wonderfully economical and business-like), spreads herself out over the seat, and, looking indignant when a tired little milliner gets in, would leave the poor girl standing with her bundle for an hour, rather than make room for her--the women who write to the papers to complain that chivalry is dead! O NOT KNOW EACH OTHER AND THE OTHER THIRD OF WHOM CORDIALLY DISLIKE EACH OTHER PACK THEM ON A HOT DAY INTO A ROOM CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING FORTY LEAVE THEM THERE TO BORE ONE ANOTHER TO DEATH FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS WITH DRAWING ROOM PHILOSOPHY AND SECOND HAND SCANDAL THEN GIVE THEM A CUP OF WEAK TEA AND A PIECE OF CRUMBLY CAKE WITHOUT ANY PLATE TO EAT IT ON OR IF IT IS AN EVENING AFFAIR A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE OF THE YOU DON'T FORGET YOU'VE HAD IT FOR A WEEK BRAND AND A HAM SANDWICH AND PUT THEM OUT INTO THE STREET AGAIN CAN DO NOTHING BUT MAKE SPITEFUL REMARKS ABOUT EVERYBODY WHOSE NAME AND ADDRESS THEY HAPPEN TO KNOW THE WOMEN WHO IN THE PENNY BUS FOR IN HER OWN COUNTRY THE LADY OF THE NEW SCHOOL IS WONDERFULLY ECONOMICAL AND BUSINESS LIKE SPREADS HERSELF OUT OVER THE SEAT AND LOOKING INDIGNANT WHEN A TIRED LITTLE MILLINER GETS IN WOULD LEAVE THE POOR GIRL STANDING WITH HER BUNDLE FOR AN HOUR RATHER THAN MAKE ROOM FOR HER THE WOMEN WHO WRITE TO THE PAPERS TO COMPLAIN THAT CHIVALRY IS DEAD
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