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English
1868
And of course the old soul found them out, and cornered the entire stock. AND OF COURSE THE OLD SOUL FOUND THEM OUT AND CORNERED THE ENTIRE STOCK
here was always a foursome or something that had to be played and replayed in different parts of the country, and she went in for slumming quite as seriously as if it was a sport. With her, I suppose, it was. She belonged to the Guild of the Poor Dear Souls, and they hold the record for having nearly reformed a washerwoman. No one has ever really reformed a washerwoman, and that is why the competition is so keen. You can rescue charwomen by fifties with a little tea and personal magnetism, but with washerwomen it's different; wages are too high. This particular laundress, who came from Bermondsey or some such place, was really rather a hopeful venture, and they thought at last that she might be safely put in the window as a specimen of successful work. So they had her paraded at a drawing-room "At Home" at Agatha Camelford's; it was sheer bad luck that some liqueur chocolates had been turned loose by mistake among the refreshments--really liqueur chocolates, with very little chocolate.  OF EACH OTHER WITH HIM THERE WAS ALWAYS A FORSAM OR SOMETHING THAT HAD TO BE PLAYED AND REPLAYED IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND SHE WENT IN FOR SLUMMING QUITE AS SERIOUSLY AS IF IT WAS A SPORT WITH HER I SUPPOSE IT WAS SHE BELONGED TO THE GUILD OF THE POOR DEAR SOULS AND THEY HOLD THE RECORD FOR HAVING NEARLY REFORMED A WASHERWOMAN NO ONE HAS EVER REALLY REFORMED A WASHERWOMAN AND THAT IS WHY THE COMPETITION IS SO KEEN YOU CAN RESCUE CHAR WOMEN BY FIFTIES WITH A LITTLE TEA AND PERSONAL MAGNETISM BUT WITH WASHERWOMEN IT'S DIFFERENT WAGES ARE TOO HIGH THIS PARTICULAR LAUNDRESS WHO CAME FROM BERMONDSEY OR SOME SUCH PLACE WAS REALLY RATHER A HOPEFUL VENTURE AND THEY THOUGHT AT LAST THAT SHE MIGHT BE SAFELY PUT IN THE WINDOW AS A SPECIMEN OF SUCCESSFUL WORK SO THEY HAD HER PARADED AT A DRAWING ROOM AT HOME AT AGATHA CAMPELFORD'S IT WAS SHEER BAD LUCK THAT SIMILCURE CHOCOLATES HAD BEEN TURNED LOOSE BY MISTAKE AMONG THE REFRESHMENTS REALLY LIQUEUR CHOCOLATES WITH VERY LITTLE CHOCOLATE
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