| Show society impressing pressing Es Em its views on a question of marriage mrs merdle was at home borne and was in her nest neat of crimson and gold with mth the parrot on a neighboring stem watching her with his bis head on one side as it 4 be he took her for another splendid parrot of a larger species to whom entered mrs gowan with her favorite green fan which softened the light on the B spots dots of bloom my dear soul bald said mrs mra gowan goiran tapping the back of her friends hand with this fan atler after a little indifferent conversation you are my enly only comfort that affair of henrys that I 1 told you of is to take place now how liow does it strike boti you I 1 am dying to know because you represent and express society so well airs mrs merdle reviewed the bosom which society was accustom accustomed pd to review and havin bavin having baving I 1 ascertained that show window of mr merdle merdie a and the london jewelers to be in good order redi reni replied fed As iaus to marriage on the part of a min man my dear society requires that he should retrieve his fortunes by marriage society requires that he should gain by marriage society s 0 c le t Y requires that he should found a handsome handlo i n e establishment by marriage society does dus not see otherwise what be he has to do with marriage bird be quiet quietly F for or tife the parrot on his cage above them presiding over the conference derence cor coi as if he were a judge and artil indeed he looked rather like one had ad wound up the exposition with a shriek caseb cases there are said mrs merdle delicately crooking brooking cro oking the little finger of her favorite hand and making miling her hir remarks neater by that neat action caes there are where a man is not young or elegant ennant and is rich and add has a handsome lland liand some already thos ara are of a different lond land in such cases mrs merdle her snowy shoulders and put pat p it her hand upon the jewel stand checking a i little cough as to add a why a ikan inan man looks out for this sort of thing my ily dear then the tb e parrot shrieked again and indge ghe she put up i her glass to look at him and said bira do ia be quiet but young raen men P ml merdle merdie erdle erdie and land by young men you know what I 1 mean my love imeane I 1 mean peoples sons who have the wo w orld orid amz before them they thay must place themselves in in a better position towards society by marriage or society really will not have any patience with their making fools of themselves dreadfully worldly all this sounds I 1 said baid mrs 1 merdle ler leaning back in in her nest and putting 0 up her glass again does it not but it is true 2 said mrs mra gowan with a highly moral air my dear il ie is not to be disputed for a moment ra ent 2 returned mrs merdle merdie because society has made up its mind on the and there is nothing more to be said it we were in in a more primitive state if we ave lived under roofs of leaves and kept cows cos and sheep and creatures instead of ban nan bankers dankers kers kerb act accounts cibich which would li be delicious my dear I 1 a am in pastoral to a degree by nature well and good bat but we dont live under leaves and keep cds edns and sheep and creatures I 1 perfectly exhaust myself sometimes in pointing out the distinction to edmund sparker 1 mrs airs gowan looking over her green fan wilen when this young gent lemans name was mentioned replied as follows fol lol tows lows my love yon you know the wretched state of the country those thoe tho e unfortunate concessions of john barnacles barnacled Barn acles and you yon therefore know the reasons for my being as poor as thing ammy 1 A church circh mouse mouser mou seer seel 5 mrs hir air ferdl suggested su ob ested with arith a smile 11 J was thinking of the other proverbial church person job said mrs gowan either will do it would be idle idie to disguise consequently ly thab that there is a wide difference between the position po of your son and mine I 1 may ma add too that henry has talent I 1 which edmund certainly has not said mrs mendle merdle te with the greatest sauvi and that his bis combined with disappointment mrs airs gowan went on an chas has led him into a pursuit which lah lab ah dar dear wl mi you know cydear my dear such being henry heury giffei ent rent position the question ts is what is the most moat ii ferier cl class a of marriage to winch which I 1 can reconcile myself mrs nie Afe averille rille vm was so much ena enand engaged na with the tha of her arms belil belfied beLfi beautiful fd formed arus drus arn aru s and thil very thing for bracelets that sli bil en omitted to reply for a while Riv rivaled Ri ased used at by the silence she folded ane arms ani and wit with h admirable presence of mind nind looked her friend full in in the face race and said typos and andthil thecil thi and and aid aben tbt n my dear said mrs gowan not quite q 11 r sa sa etty ekly ct 1 ly I i abe ak before fott folt 11 1 I shou should d be glad giad iad lad to hear WE ft to say ady to it here nere the parrot pariot who had been standing on one iea lea ie since ire he screamed scream pd last burst into a fit of laughter bobbed b leit melt deri derl derisively sint sift laup tip xin and down on both le legs gsand and finished by st ardin on onh ant one lc leg agatna agastri ati afi and pausing for a ia reply with his head as aspy atch awry da as he could possibly twist it sol soo S i ree irv arv rv to ask what the gentleman ts to td lit git t with the lady said mrs mis Al merdle merdie erdle erdie but society is perhaps a little mercenary you know my zdan dean dear from what I 1 can make out said mrs gowan 11 1 I believe I 1 may say that thit henry will be relieved fram from debt r f much in debt asked M mrs s merdle through throng her eye glas glass why tolerably I 1 should J think said mrs gowan meaning the usual thing I 1 understand 3 just list BO so 2 mrs merdie Merdle observed in a comfortable bort of bf way dav and that thit the father will make them an allowance of three thre hundred avear a veir vear or perhaps altogether something more which whiz in in italy 1 oh ech goin to italy said mrs merdle merrile for henry to study you need not be at a los loss s boguess to guess why my dear that abat divadi ua art true mrs merile hast bast bastelier hastened elied eilea to spare the feelings of her afflicted friend she hei her understood say no morel cand and that said mrs gowan shaking 10 her despondent head all that repeated mrs gowan furling her green fan for the moment and tapping her chin with it it was on an I 1 the way to being a double chin might be I 1 called a chin and a half at dresek present ai aji on the death of the old people I 1 suppose sup sap pose there will be more to gome come come but how it may be restricted or locked up tip I 1 dont doat know and as to that they may nifty live for ever my deaf deat dear they are lust just the kidd kind of people to do it now mrs alre merdle who really knew her hen I 1 friends society pretty prett y well and who khew what socie tys mothers were and what so cletys daughters were and what socie docie tys 1 1 matrimonial market was and how prices ruled in it and arid what seher scheming nim arid and caunter scheming i took place for the high buyers and what bargaining r driling 0 and huckstering went on thought in t the e depths e pabs of her capacious bosom that this was a sufficiently good catch knowing however what was expected of he her r and ind perceiving m the bac at nature of the to be nursed ebe took tox it delicately eca tely in her arms and put her reared required contribution of gloss upon ic it and n d that is ally aily all ail my dear said saad she beav i ing a d friendly sigh well weil well weil the tault fault is not yours youri you have nothing not liing to reproach spur belf reft with wilh you must exercise the tho strength of mind for which you are renowned and make mafe the beikof best of it little derrit dorrit |
