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To carry the tale to Bob would have been a thankless errand, for he would have none of anybody's sympathy, even in regard to miseries plain to his eye. But the thing got about in the workshop, and there his days were made bitter. TO CARRY THE TALE TO BOB WOULD HAVE BEEN A THANKLESS ERRAND FOR HE WOULD HAVE NONE OF ANYBODY'S SYMPATHY EVEN IN REGARD TO MISERIES PLAIN TO HIS EYE BUT THE THING GOT ABOUT IN THE WORKSHOP AND THERE HIS DAYS WERE MADE BITTER
which time there were no children, and Bob bore all things uncomplaining: cooking his own dinner when he found none cooked, and sewing on his own buttons. Then of a sudden came children, till in three years there were three; and Bob Jennings had to nurse and to wash them as often as not. Mrs. Jennings at this time was what is called rather a fine woman: a woman of large scale and full development; whose slatternly habit left her coarse black hair to tumble in snake-locks about her face and shoulders half the day; who, clad in half-hooked clothes, bore herself notoriously and unabashed in her fullness; and of whom ill things were said regarding the lodger. The gossips had their excuse. The lodger was an irregular young cabinet-maker, who lost quarters and halves and whole days; who had been seen abroad with his landlady, what time Bob Jennings was putting the children to bed at home; who on his frequent holidays brought in much beer, which he and the woman shared, while Bob was at work.  FOR TEN YEARS DURING WHICH TIME THERE WERE NO CHILDREN AND BOB BORE ALL THINGS UNCOMPLAINING COOKING HIS OWN DINNER WHEN HE FOUND AN UNCOOKED AND SEWING ON HIS OWN BUTTONS THEN OF A SUDDEN CAME CHILDREN TILL IN THREE YEARS THERE WERE THREE AND BOB JENNINGS HAD TO NURSE AND TO WASH THEM AS OFTEN AS NOT MISSUS JENNINGS AT THIS TIME WAS WHAT IS CALLED RATHER A FINE WOMAN A WOMAN OF LARGE SCALE AND FULL DEVELOPMENT WHOSE SLATTERNLY HABIT LEFT HER COARSE BLACK HAIR TO TUMBLE IN SNAKE LOCKS ABOUT HER FACE AND SHOULDERS HALF THE DAY WHO CLAD IN HALF HOOKED CLOTHES BORE HERSELF NOTORIOUSLY AND UNABASHED IN HER FULLNESS AND OF WHOM ILL THINGS WERE SAID REGARDING THE LODGER THE GOSSIPS HAD THEIR EXCUSE THE LODGER WAS AN IRREGULAR YOUNG CABINET MAKER WHO LOST QUARTERS AND HALVES IN WHOLE DAYS WHO HAD BEEN SEEN ABROAD WITH HIS LANDLADY WHAT TIME BOB JENNINGS WAS PUT IN THE CHILDREN TO BED AT HOME WHO ON HIS FREQUENT HOLIDAYS BROUGHT IN MUCH BEER WHICH HE AND THE WOMAN SHARED WHILE BOB WAS AT WORK
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