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"Agnes would not know, Madam, for she had unfortunately burnt her hand in trying the wick of the new lamp from town  " Trimmle, as Mary was aware, had always been opposed to the new lamp  " and so Mrs. Dockett sent the kitchen maid instead." AGNES WOULDN'T KNOW MA'AM FOR SHE HAD UNFORTUNATELY BURNT HER HAND IN TRIMMING THE WICK OF THE NEW LAMP FROM TOWN TRIMMEL AS MARY WAS AWARE HAD ALWAYS BEEN OPPOSED TO THE NEW LAMP AND SO MISSUS DOCT SENT THE KITCHEN MAID INSTEAD
to surrender herself to a last struggle with the forces of chaos. "No, Madam. He just went out with the gentleman." "The gentleman? What gentleman?" Mary wheeled about, as if to front this new factor. "The gentleman who called, Madam," said Trimmle, resignedly. "When did a gentleman call? Do explain yourself, Trimmle!" Only the fact that Mary was very hungry, and that she wanted to consult her husband about the greenhouses, would have caused her to lay so unusual an injunction on her attendant; and even now she was detached enough to note in Trimmle's eye the dawning defiance of the respectful subordinate who has been pressed too hard. "I couldn't exactly say the hour, Madam, because I didn't let the gentleman in," she replied, with the air of magnanimously ignoring the irregularity of her mistress's course. "You didn't let him in?" "No, Madam. When the bell rang I was dressing, and Agnes--" "Go and ask Agnes, then," Mary interjected. Trimmle still wore her look of patient magnanimity.  ON ENTERING DID MISTER BOYNE LEAVE NO MESSAGE TRIMMLE SEEMED TO SURRENDER HERSELF TO A LAST STRUGGLE WITH THE FORCES OF CHAOS NO MUM HE JUST WENT OUT WITH THE GENTLEMAN THE GENTLEMAN WHAT GENTLEMAN MARY WHEELED ABOUT AS IF TO FRONT THIS NEW FACTOR THE GENTLEMAN WHO CALLED MA'AM SAID TRIMMLE RESIGNEDLY WHEN DID A GENTLEMAN CALL DO EXPLAIN YOURSELF TRIMMLE ONLY THE FACT THAT MARY WAS VERY HUNGRY AND THAT SHE WANTED TO CONSULT HER HUSBAND ABOUT THE GREENHOUSES WOULD HAVE CAUSED HER TO LAY SO UNUSUAL AN INJUNCTION ON HER ATTENDANT AND EVEN NOW SHE WAS DETACHED ENOUGH TO NOTE IN TRIMMLE'S EYE THE DAWNING DEFIANCE OF THE RESPECTFUL SUBORDINATE WHO HAD BEEN PRESSED TOO HARD I COULDN'T EXACTLY SAY THE HOUR MA'AM BECAUSE I DIDN'T LET THE GENTLEMAN IN SHE REPLIED WITH AN AIR OF DISCREETLY IGNORING THE IRREGULARITY OF HER MISTRESS'S COURSE YOU DIDN'T LET HIM IN NO MA'AM WHEN THE BELL RANG I WERE DRESSING AND AGNES GO AND ASK AGNES THEN SAID MARY TRIMMEL STILL WORE HER LOOK OF PATIENT MAGNANIMITY
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