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The housekeeper came.
The housekeeper came.
Kipling - Poems
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"What are you going to do? "
"Going away, of course. What should I stay for? "
"But you can't look after yourself? "
"I can do anything. I didn't realise it before, but I can. I've done a
great deal already. Resolution shall be treated to one kiss if Bessie
doesn't object. " Strangely enough, Bessie objected and Dick laughed.
"I suppose you're right. Well, come at nine the day after tomorrow and
you'll get your money. "
"Shall I sure? "
"I don't bilk, and you won't know whether I do or not unless you come.
Oh, but it's long and long to wait! Good-bye, Bessie,--send Beeton here
as you go out.
"
The housekeeper came.
"What are all the fittings of my rooms worth? " said Dick, imperiously.
"'Tisn't for me to say, sir. Some things is very pretty and some is wore
out dreadful. "
"I'm insured for two hundred and seventy. "
"Insurance policies is no criterion, though I don't say----"
"Oh, damn your longwindedness! You've made your pickings out of me and
the other tenants. Why, you talked of retiring and buying a public-house
the other day. Give a straight answer to a straight question. "
"Fifty," said Mr. Beeton, without a moment's hesitation.
"Double it; or I'll break up half my sticks and burn the rest. "
He felt his way to a bookstand that supported a pile of sketch-books,
and wrenched out one of the mahogany pillars.
"That's sinful, sir," said the housekeeper, alarmed.
"It's my own.
"What are you going to do? "
"Going away, of course. What should I stay for? "
"But you can't look after yourself? "
"I can do anything. I didn't realise it before, but I can. I've done a
great deal already. Resolution shall be treated to one kiss if Bessie
doesn't object. " Strangely enough, Bessie objected and Dick laughed.
"I suppose you're right. Well, come at nine the day after tomorrow and
you'll get your money. "
"Shall I sure? "
"I don't bilk, and you won't know whether I do or not unless you come.
Oh, but it's long and long to wait! Good-bye, Bessie,--send Beeton here
as you go out.
"
The housekeeper came.
"What are all the fittings of my rooms worth? " said Dick, imperiously.
"'Tisn't for me to say, sir. Some things is very pretty and some is wore
out dreadful. "
"I'm insured for two hundred and seventy. "
"Insurance policies is no criterion, though I don't say----"
"Oh, damn your longwindedness! You've made your pickings out of me and
the other tenants. Why, you talked of retiring and buying a public-house
the other day. Give a straight answer to a straight question. "
"Fifty," said Mr. Beeton, without a moment's hesitation.
"Double it; or I'll break up half my sticks and burn the rest. "
He felt his way to a bookstand that supported a pile of sketch-books,
and wrenched out one of the mahogany pillars.
"That's sinful, sir," said the housekeeper, alarmed.
"It's my own.
