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If you dislike our means— our moderate means — you would dislike poverty still more. We do our best, and it's too ungrateful of you. Mind, I don't say that I am not fond of a little society myself " " Oh, mamma, dear ! don't be intolerable IF YOU DISLIKE OUR MEANS OUR MODERATE MEANS YOU WOULD DISLIKE POVERTY STILL MORE WE DO OUR BEST AND IT'S TOO UNGRATEFUL OF YOU MIND I DON'T SAY THAT I AM NOT FOND OF A LITTLE SOCIETY MYSELF OH MAMMA DEAR DON'T BE INTOLERABLE
 man in the hall, paid him, swung back into the room again with a declaration that Jameson was invaluable, and now sat down in her rocking-chair, facing her daughter, fanning herself rather vehemently with a fan that had been mended. " Oh yes, Angela, you may say what you like, but there's never any need to tell Jameson anything. Why he goes on the job instead of taking a permanent place is more than I can imagine. He's just the picture of the perfect butler." " All right, mamma, all right ! " said Angela, rather irritably. " He does, but you needn't think that he deceives anybody." " I don't wish that he should, dear ; far from it. The queen herself may know that he's hired for the evening for all that I care. THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. ' 5 When one is entertainino^ a o-reat number of people, one supplements one's staff". The very best people have to do it." " Yes," drawled Angela, " but they have a staff to supplement. Ah, if we were only quite poor ! " " Angela, that is really wicked ! TED HER IT WAS LATE ONE EVENING MISSUS WITCHERLY'S GUESTS HAD ALL GONE SHE INTERVIEWED THE HIRED MAN IN THE HALL PAID HIM SWUNG BACK INTO THE ROOM AGAIN WITH A DECLARATION THAT JAMESON WAS INVALUABLE AND NOW SAT DOWN IN HER ROCKING CHAIR FACING HER DAUGHTER FANNING HERSELF RATHER VEHEMENTLY WITH A FAN THAT HAD BEEN MENDED OH YES ANGELA YOU MAY SAY WHAT YOU LIKE BUT THERE'S NEVER ANY NEED TO TELL JAMIESON ANYTHING WHY HE GOES ON THE JOB INSTEAD OF TAKING A PERMANENT PLACE IS MORE THAN I CAN IMAGINE HE'S JUST THE PICTURE OF THE PERFECT BUTLER ALL RIGHT MAMMA ALL RIGHT SAID ANGELA RATHER IRRITABLY HE DOES BUT YOU NEEDN'T THINK THAT HE DECEIVES ANYBODY I DON'T WISH THAT HE SHOULD DEAR FAR FROM IT THE QUEEN HERSELF MAY KNOW THAT HE'S HIRED FOR THE EVENING FOR ALL THAT I CARE WHEN ONE IS ENTERTAINING A GREAT NUMBER OF ONE SUPPLEMENTS ONE'S STAFF THE VERY BEST PEOPLE HAVE TO DO IT YES DRAWLED ANGELA BUT THEY HAVE A STAFF TO SUPPLEMENT AH IF WE WERE ONLY QUITE POOR ANGELA THAT IS REALLY WICKED
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