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'The bill is quite correct, sir.' 'Thank you.' He paid it at once and said no more. THE BILL IS QUITE CORRECT SIR THANK YOU HE PAID IT AT ONCE AND SAID NO MORE
ness marked her path. The meals were well cooked, well served. Mr. Jordan being her only lodger, she could devote to him an undivided attention. At the end of his first week the critical gentleman felt greater satisfaction than he had ever known. The bill lay upon his table at breakfast-time. He perused the items, and, much against his habit, reflected upon them. Having breakfasted, he rang the bell. 'Mrs. Elderfield--' He paused, and looked gravely at the widow. She had a plain, honest, healthy face, with resolute lips, and an eye that brightened when she spoke; her well-knit figure, motionless in its respectful attitude, declared a thoroughly sound condition of the nerves. 'Mrs. Elderfield, your bill is so very moderate that I think you must have forgotten something.' 'Have you looked it over, sir?' 'I never trouble with the details. Please examine it.' 'There is no need, sir. I never make a mistake.' 'I said, Mrs. Elderfield, please _examine_ it.' She seemed to hesitate, but obeyed.  THE HOUSE WITH QUICK SILENT STEP AND CLEANLINESS MARKED HER PATH THE MEALS WERE WELL COOKED WELL SERVED MISTER JORDAN BEING HER ONLY LODGER SHE COULD DEVOTE TO HIM AN UNDIVIDED ATTENTION AT THE END OF HIS FIRST WEEK THE CRITICAL GENTLEMAN FELT GREATER SATISFACTION THAN HE HAD EVER KNOWN THE BILL LAY UPON HIS TABLE AT BREAKFAST TIME HE PERUSED THE ITEMS AND MUCH AGAINST HIS HABIT REFLECTED UPON THEM HAVING BREAKFASTED HE RANG THE BELL MISSUS ELDERFIELD HE PAUSED AND LOOKED GRAVELY AT THE WIDOW SHE HAD A PLAIN HONEST HEALTHY FACE WITH RESOLUTE LIPS AND AN EYE THAT BRIGHTENED WHEN SHE SPOKE HER WELL KNIT FIGURE MOTIONLESS IN ITS RESPECTFUL ATTITUDE DECLARED A THOROUGHLY SOUND CONDITION OF THE NERVES MISSUS ELDERFIELD YOUR BILL IS SO VERY MODERATE THAT I THINK YOU MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING HAVE YOU LOOKED IT OVER SIR I NEVER TROUBLE WITH THE DETAILS PLEASE EXAMINE IT THERE'S NO NEED SIR I NEVER MAKE A MISTAKE I SAID MISSUS ELDERFIELD PLEASE EXAMINE IT SHE SEEMED TO HESITATE BUT OBEYED
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