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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. 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
rrison (_Tales of Mean Streets_, London: Methuen and Co., 1894) Published by permission of Methuen and Co. Mrs. Jennings (or Jinnins, as the neighbours would have it) ruled absolutely at home, when she took so much trouble as to do anything at all there--which was less often than might have been. As for Robert her husband, he was a poor stick, said the neighbours. And yet he was a man with enough of hardihood to remain a non-unionist in the erectors' shop at Maidment's all the years of his service; no mean test of a man's fortitude and resolution, as many a sufferer for independent opinion might testify. The truth was that Bob never grew out of his courtship-blindness. Mrs. Jennings governed as she pleased, stayed out or came home as she chose, and cooked a dinner or didn't, as her inclination stood. Thus it was for ten years, during 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. ICK BY ARTHUR MORRISON TALES OF MEAN STREETS LONDON MATTHEW AND CO EIGHTEEN NINETY FOUR PUBLISHED BY PERMISSION OF MATTHEW AND CO MISSUS JENNINGS OR JENNYNS AS NEIGHBORS WOULD HAVE IT ROLLED ABSOLUTELY AT HOME WHEN SHE TOOK SO MUCH TROUBLE AS TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL THERE WHICH WAS LESS OFTEN THAN MIGHT HAVE BEEN AS FOR ROBERT HER HUSBAND HE WAS A POOR STICK SAID THE NEIGHBOURS AND YET HE WAS A MAN WITH ENOUGH OF HARDIHOOD TO REMAIN A NON UNIONIST IN THE ERECTOR'S SHOP AT MAIDMAN'S ALL THE YEARS OF HIS SERVICE NO MEAN TEST OF A MAN'S FORTITUDE AND RESOLUTION AS MANY A SUFFERER FOR INDEPENDENT OPINION MIGHT TESTIFY THE TRUTH WAS THAT BOB NEVER GREW OUT OF HIS COURTSHIP BLINDNESS MISSUS JENNINGS GOVERNED AS SHE PLEASED STAYED OUT OR CAME HOME AS SHE CHOSE AND COOKED A DINNER OR DIDN'T AS HER INCLINATION STOOD THUS IT WAS 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
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