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For
a
moment
I
thought
that
her
desire
was
another
shilling
,
but
by
a
piece
of
pantomime
she
showed
that
she
wanted
me
to
lift
my
hat
to
her
.
So
I
lifted
it
,
and
when
I
looked
behind
she
had
her
head
in
the
air
and
her
neighbour
was
gazing
at
her
awestruck
.
These
little
creatures
are
really
not
without
merit
.
About
a
week
afterward
I
was
in
a
hired
landau
,
holding
a
newspaper
before
my
face
lest
anyone
should
see
me
in
company
of
a
waiter
and
his
wife
.
William
was
taking
her
into
Surrey
to
stay
with
an
old
nurse
of
mine
,
and
Irene
was
with
us
,
wearing
the
most
outrageous
bonnet
.
I
formed
a
mean
opinion
of
Mrs.
Hicking
's
intelligence
from
her
pride
in
the
baby
,
which
was
a
very
ordinary
one
.
She
created
a
regrettable
scene
when
it
was
brought
to
her
,
because
"
she
had
been
feared
it
would
not
know
her
again
.
"
I
could
have
told
her
that
they
know
no
one
for
years
had
I
not
been
in
terror
of
Irene
,
who
dandled
the
child
on
her
knees
and
talked
to
it
all
the
way
.
I
have
never
known
a
bolder
little
hussy
than
this
Irene
.
She
asked
the
infant
improper
questions
,
such
as
"
Oo
know
who
gave
me
this
bonnet
?
"
and
answered
them
herself
.
"
It
was
the
pretty
gentleman
there
,
"
and
several
times
I
had
to
affect
sleep
,
because
she
announced
,
"
Kiddy
wants
to
kiss
the
pretty
gentleman
.
"
Irksome
as
all
this
necessarily
was
to
a
man
of
taste
,
I
suffered
still
more
acutely
when
we
reached
our
destination
,
where
disagreeable
circumstances
compelled
me
to
drink
tea
with
a
waiter
's
family
.
William
knew
that
I
regarded
thanks
from
persons
of
his
class
as
an
outrage
,
yet
he
looked
them
though
he
dared
not
speak
them
.
Hardly
had
he
sat
down
at
the
table
by
my
orders
than
he
remembered
that
I
was
a
member
of
the
club
and
jumped
up
.
Nothing
is
in
worse
form
than
whispering
,
yet
again
and
again
he
whispered
to
his
poor
,
foolish
wife
,
"
How
are
you
now
?
You
do
n't
feel
faint
?
"
and
when
she
said
she
felt
like
another
woman
already
,
his
face
charged
me
with
the
change
.
I
could
not
but
conclude
from
the
way
she
let
the
baby
pound
her
that
she
was
stronger
than
she
pretended
.
I
remained
longer
than
was
necessary
because
I
had
something
to
say
to
William
which
I
feared
he
would
misunderstand
,
but
when
he
announced
that
it
was
time
for
him
to
catch
a
train
back
to
London
,
at
which
his
wife
paled
,
I
delivered
the
message
.
"
William
,
"
I
said
,
backing
away
from
him
,
"
the
head-waiter
asked
me
to
say
that
you
could
take
a
fortnight
's
holiday
.
Your
wages
will
be
paid
as
usual
.
"
Confound
him
.
"
William
,
"
I
cried
furiously
,
"
go
away
.
"
Then
I
saw
his
wife
signing
to
him
,
and
I
knew
she
wanted
to
be
left
alone
with
me
.
