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The best of his landladies hitherto had not risen above that conception of cleanliness which is relative to London soot and fog. His palate, too, was receiving an education. THE BEST OF HIS LANDLADIES HITHERTO HAD NOT RISEN ABOVE THAT CONCEPTION OF CLEANLINESS WHICH IS RELATIVE TO LONDON SOOT AND FOG HIS PALATE TOO WAS RECEIVING AN EDUCATION
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 bill is quite correct, sir.' 'Thank you.' He paid it at once and said no more. The weeks went on. To Mr. Jordan's surprise, his landlady's zeal and efficiency showed no diminution, a thing unprecedented in his long and varied experience. After the first day or two he had found nothing to correct; every smallest instruction was faithfully carried out. Moreover, he knew for the first time in his life the comfort of absolutely clean rooms.  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 THE BILL IS QUITE CORRECT SIR THANK YOU HE PAID IT AT ONCE AND SAID NO MORE THE WEEKS WENT ON TO MISTER JORDAN'S SURPRISE HIS LANDLADY'S ZEAL AND EFFICIENCY SHOWED NO DIMINUTION A THING UNPRECEDENTED IN HIS LONG AND VARIED EXPERIENCE AFTER THE FIRST DAY OR TWO HE HAD FOUND NOTHING TO CORRECT EVERY SMALLEST INSTRUCTION WAS FAITHFULLY CARRIED OUT MOREOVER HE KNEW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS LIFE THE COMFORT OF ABSOLUTELY CLEAN ROOMS
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