Mrs。StainesandherfriendnowstartedforMorley\'sHotel,butwentroundbyRegentStreet,wherebytheygotgluedatPeterRobinson\'swindow,andnineotherwindows;anditwasnearlyfiveo\'clockwhentheyreachedMorley\'s。Astheycamenearthedooroftheirsitting-room,Mrs。Stainesheardsomebodylaughingandtalkingtoherhusband。Thelaugh,tohersubtleears,didnotsoundmusicalandgenial,butkeen,satirical,unpleasant;soitwaswithsometimiditysheopenedthedoor,andtheresattheoldchapwiththetwinklingeyes。Bothpartiesstaredateachotheramoment。
\"Why,itisthem,\"criedtheoldgentleman。\"Ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!\"
Rosacoloredallover,andfeltguiltysomehow,andlookedmiserable。
\"Rosadear,\"saidDr。Staines,\"thisisourUnclePhilip。\"
\"Oh!\"saidRosa,andturnedredandpalebyturns;forshehadagreatdesiretopropitiateUnclePhilip。
\"Youwereintheauction-room,sir?\"saidMrs。Cole,severely。
\"Iwas,madam。He!he!\"
\"Furnishingahouse?\"
\"No,ma\'am。Igotoadozensalesaweek;butitisnottobuy——I
enjoythehumors。DidyoueverhearofRobertBurton,ma\'am?\"
\"No。Yes;agreattraveller,isn\'the?DiscoveredtheNile——ortheNiger——orSOMETHING?\"
ThismajesticvaguenessstaggeredoldCrustyatfirst,butherecoveredhisequilibrium,andsaid,\"Why,yes,nowIthinkofit,youareright;hehastravelledfartherthanmostofus,forabouttwocenturiesagohevisitedthatbournwhencenotravellerreturns。Well,whenhewasalive——hewasastudentofChristchurch——heusedtogodowntoacertainbridgeovertheIsisandenjoythechaffofthebargemen。Nowtherearenobargemenlefttospeakof;themantleofBobbyBurton\'sbargeeshasfallenontheJewsanddemi-semi-Christiansthatbuyandsellfurnitureattheweeklyauctions;thitherIrepairtohearwhatlittlecoarsewitisleftus。UsedtogototheHouseofCommons;buttheyaregettingtoocivilbyhalfformymoney。Besides,characterscomeoutinanauction。Forinstance,onlythisverydayIsawtwoladiesenter,ingorgeousattire,likeheifersdeckedforsacrifice,andreducetheirspoliationtoacertaintybyemployingabrokertobid。Now,whatisabroker?Afellowwhoistobepaidashillinginthepoundforallarticlespurchased。Whatishisinterest,then?Tobuycheap?Clearlynot。Heispaidinproportiontothedearnessofthearticle。\"
Rosa\'sfacebegantoworkpiteously。
\"Accordingly,whatdidthebrokerinquestiondo?Hewinkedtoanotherbroker,andthesetwobidagainstoneanother,overtheirvictim\'shead,andraneverythingshewantedupatleastahundredpercentabovethevalue。SoopenandtransparentaswindleIhaveseldomseen,eveninanauction-room。Ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!\"
HismirthwasinterruptedbyRosagoingtoherhusband,hidingherheadonhisshoulder,andmeeklycrying。
Christophercomfortedherlikeaman。\"Don\'tyoucry,darling,\"
saidhe;\"howshouldapurecreaturelikeyouknowthebadnessoftheworldallinamoment?Ifitismywifeyouarelaughingat,UnclePhilip,letmetellyouthisisthewrongplace。I\'dratherathousandtimeshaveherassheis,thanarmedwiththecunningandsuspicionsofahardenedoldworldlinglikeyou。\"
\"Withallmyheart,\"saidUnclePhilip,who,todohimjustice,couldtakeblowsaswellasgivethem;\"butwhyemployabroker?
Whypayascoundrelfivepercenttomakeyoupayahundredpercent?Whypayanoisyfoolafarthingtoopenhismouthforyouwhenyouhavetakenthetroubletobethereyourself,andhavegotamouthofyourowntobiddiscreetlywith?Waseversuchanabsurdity?\"Hebegantogetangry。
\"Doyouwanttoquarrelwithme,UnclePhilip?\"saidChristopher,firingup;\"becausesneeringatmyRosaistheway,andtheonlyway,andthesureway。\"
\"Oh,no,\"saidRosa,interposing。\"UnclePhilipwasright。Iamveryfoolishandinexperienced,butIamnotsovainastoturnfromgoodadvice。Iwillneveremployabrokeragain,sir。\"
UnclePhilipsmiledandlookedpleased。
Mrs。Colecausedadiversionbytakingleave,andRosafollowedherdown-stairs。OnherreturnshefoundChristophertellinghisuncleallabouttheBijou,andhowhehadtakenitforahundredandthirtypoundsayearandahundredpoundspremium,andUnclePhilipstaringfearfully。
Atlasthefoundhistongue。\"TheBijou!\"saidhe。\"Why,thatisanametheygavetoalittledeninDearStreet,Mayfair。Youhaven\'teverbeenandtakenTHAT!Builtoveramews。\"
Christophergroaned。\"Thatistheplace,Ifear。\"
\"Whytheownerisafriendofmine;anoldpatient。Stablesstunkhimout。Letittoaman;Iforgethisname。StablesstunkHIM
out。Hesaid,\'Ishallgo。\'\'Youcan\'t,\'saidmyfriend;\'youhavetakenalease。\'\'Leasebed——d,\'saidtheother;\'InevertookYOURhouse;here\'squitealargestenchnotspecifiedinyourdescriptionoftheproperty——ITCAN\'TBETHESAMEPLACE;\'flungtheleaseathishead,andcutlikethewindtoforeignpartslessodoriferous。I\'dhavegotyoutheholeforninety;butyouarelikeyourwife——youmustgotoanagent。What!don\'tyouknowthatanagentisamanactingforyouwithaninterestopposedtoyours?
Employinganagent!itislikeaTrojanseekingtheaidofaGreek。
Youneedn\'tcry,Mrs。Staines;yourhusbandhasbeenletindeeperthanyouhave。Now,youareyoungpeoplebeginninglife;I\'llgiveyouapieceofadvice。Employotherstodowhatyoucan\'tdo,anditmustbedone;butnevertodoanythingyoucandobetterforyourselves!Agent!ThewordisderivedfromaLatinword\'agere,\'
todo;andagentsactuptotheiretymology,fortheyinvariablyDO
thenincompoopthatemploysthem,ordealswiththem,inanymortalway。I\'dhavegotyouthatbeastlylittleBijouforninetypoundsayear。\"
UnclePhilipwentawaycrusty,leavingtheyoungcouplefinelymortifiedanddiscouraged。
Thatdidnotlastverylong。ChristophernotedtheexperienceandUnclePhil\'swisdominhisdiary,andthentookhiswifeonhisknee,andcomfortedher,andsaid,\"Nevermind;experienceisworthmoney,anditalwayshastobebought。Thosewhocheatuswilldiepoorerthanweshall,ifwearehonestandeconomical。Ihaveobservedthatpeopleareseldomruinedbythevicesofothers;
thesemayhurtthem,ofcourse;butitisonlytheirownfaultsandfolliesthatcandestroythem。\"
\"Ah!Christie,\"saidRosa,\"youareaman!Oh,thecomfortofbeingmarriedtoAMAN。Amanseesthebestside。Idoadoremen。
Dearest,Iwillwastenomoreofyourmoney。Iwillgotonomoresales。\"
Christophersawshewasdeeplymortified,andhesaid,quietly,\"Onthecontrary,youwillgototheverynext。OnlytakeUnclePhilip\'sadvice,employnobroker;andwatchthepricesthingsfetchwhenyouarenotbidding;andkeepcool。\"
Shecaressedhisearswithbothherwhitehands,andthankedhimforgivingheranothertrial。Sothattroublemeltedinthesunshineofconjugallove。
Notwithstandingtheagent\'ssolemnassurance,theBijouwasoutofrepair。Dr。Stainesdetectedinternalodors,aswellasthosethatflowedinfromthemews。Hewasnotthemantolethiswifeperishbymiasma;sohehadthedrainsallup,andactuallyfoundbrickdrains,andacesspool。Hestoppedthatup,andlaiddownnewpipedrains,withagoodfall,andproperlytrapped。Theolddrainswerehidden,afterthemannerofbuilders。Hehadthewholecourseofhisnewdrainsmarkeduponallthefloorstheypassedunder,andhadseveralstonesandboardshingedtofacilitateexaminationatanyperiod。
Butallthis,withthenecessarycleaning,whitewashing,painting,andpapering,ranawaywithmoney。ThencameRosa\'spurchases,which,toheramazement,amountedtoonehundredandninetypounds,andnotacarpet,curtain,orbedamongstthelot。Thentherewasthecarriagehomefromtheauction-room,anexpenseoneavoidsbybuyingatashop,andthebrokerclaimedhisshillinginthepound。
This,however,Stainesrefused。Themancameandblustered。Rosa,whowasthere,trembled。Then,forthefirsttime,shesawherhusband\'sbrowlower;heseemedtransfigured,andlookedterrible。
\"Youscoundrel,\"saidhe,\"yousetanothervillainlikeyourselftobidagainstyou,andyoubetrayedtheinnocentladythatemployedyou。Icouldindictyouandyourconfederateforaconspiracy。I
takethegoodsoutofrespectformywife\'scredit,butyoushallgainnothingbyswindlingher。Beoff,youheartlessmiscreant,orI\'ll\"——
\"I\'lltakethelaw,ifyoudo。\"
\"Takeit,then!I\'llgiveyousomethingtohowlfor;\"andheseizedhimwithagraspsotremendousthatthefellowcriedoutindismay,\"Oh!don\'thitme,sir;praydon\'t。\"
Onthisabjectappeal,Stainestorethedooropenwithhislefthand,andspunthebrokeroutintothepassagewithhisright。TwomovementsofthisangryHercules,andthemanwasliterallywhirledoutofsightwitharapidityandswiftnessalmostludicrous;itwaslikeatrickinapantomime。Aclatteronthestairsbetrayedthathehadgonedownthefirstfewstepsinawholesaleandirregularmanner,thoughhehadjustmanagedtokeephisfeet。
AsforStaines,hestoodtherestillloweringlikethunder,andhiseyeslikehotcoals;buthiswifethrewhertenderarmsaroundhim,andbeggedhimconsolinglynottomind。
Shewastremblinglikeanaspen。
\"Dearme,\"saidChristopher,withaludicrouschangetomarkedpolitenessandrespect,\"IforgotYOU,inmyrighteousindignation。\"Nexthebecameuxorious。\"Didtheyfrightenher,aduck?Sitonmyknee,darling,andpullmyhair,fornotbeingmoreconsiderate——there!there!\"
Thiswasfollowedbythewholeabsurdsoothingprocess,aspractisedbymanlyhusbandsuponquiveringandsomewhathystericalwives,andendedwithaformalapology。\"YoumustnotthinkthatI
ampassionate;onthecontrary,Iamalwayspractisingself-
government。Mymaximis,Animumregequinisiparetimperat,andthatmeans,Makeyourtemperyourservant,orelseitwillbeyourmaster。Buttoill-usemydearlittlewife——itisunnatural,itismonstrous,itmakesmybloodboil。\"
\"Oh,dear!don\'tgointoanother。Itisallover。Ican\'tbeartoseeyouinapassion;youaresoterrible,sobeautiful。Ah!theyarefinethings,courageandstrength。There\'snothingIadmiresomuch。\"
\"Why,theyareascommonasdirt。WhatIadmireismodesty,timidity,sweetness;thesensitivecheekthatpalesorblushesataword,thebosomthatquivers,andclingstoafellowwheneveranythinggoeswrong。\"
\"Oh,thatiswhatyouadmire,isit?\"saidRosadryly。
\"Admireit?\"saidChristopher,notseeingthetrap;\"Iadoreit。\"
\"Then,Christie,dear,youareaSimpleton,thatisall。Andwearemadeforoneanother。\"
Thehousewastobefurnishedandoccupiedassoonaspossible;soMrs。StainesandMrs。Colewenttoanothersale-room。Mrs。StainesrememberedallUnclePhiliphadsaid,andwentplainlydressed;butherfrienddeclinedtosacrificehershowydresstoherfriend\'sinterests。Rosathoughtthatalittleunkind,butsaidnothing。
Inthisauction-roomtheyeasilygotaplaceatthetable,butdidnotfinditheaven;foranumberofsecondhandcarpetswereinthesale,andthese,brimfulofdust,wereallshownonthetable,andthedirtchoked,andpoisonedourfairfriends。Brokerspesteredthem,untilatlastRosa,smartingunderherlateexposure,addressedtheauctioneerquietly,inhersilverytones:\"Sir,thesegentlemenareannoyingmebyforcingtheirservicesonme。IdonotintendtobuyatallunlessIcanbeallowedtobidformyself。\"
WhenRosa,blushingandamazedatherownboldness,utteredthesewords,shelittleforesawtheireffect。Shehadtouchedapopularsore。
\"Youarequiteright,madam,\"saidarespectabletradesmanoppositeher。\"Whatbusinesshavethesedirtyfellows,withoutashillingintheirpockets,togoandforcethemselvesonaladyagainstherwill?\"
\"Ithasbeencomplainedofinthepapersagainandagain,\"saidanother。
\"What!mayn\'tweliveaswellasyou?\"retortedabroker。
\"Yes,butnottoforceyourselfonalady。Why,she\'dgiveyouinchargeofthepoliceifyoutrieditonoutside。\"
Thentherewasadownrightclamorofdiscussionandchaff。
Presentlyuprisesveryslowlyacountrymansocolossal,thatitseemedasifhewouldneverhavedonegettingup,andgiveshisexperiences。Heinformedthecompany,inabroadYorkshiredialect,thathedidabitinfurniture,andatfirststartingthesebrokersbuzzedabouthimlikeflies,andpesteredhim。\"Aahdamned\'emprettyhard,\"saidhe,\"buttheydidn\'theedany。Sothenahspoke\'emcivil,andahsaid,\'Well,lads,IdinnacomefraYorkshiretositlikeadummyandletyoubuywi\'mybrass;thefirstthatpestersmeagainah\'lljustfellhimont\'plaace,likeacaulf,andah\'mnotverysurehe\'llgetupagaininahurry。\'Sotheydroppedmelikeahotpotato;neverpesteredmeagain。Butiftheywon\'tgiveoverpesteringyou,mistress,ah\'llcomeroundandjuststandbehindyourchair,andbringnievewithme,\"showingafistlikealegofmutton。
\"No,no,\"saidtheauctioneer,\"thatwillnotdo。Iwillhavenodisturbancehere。Callthepoliceman。\"
Whiletheclerkwenttothedoorforthebobby,agentlemanremindedtheauctioneerthatthejournalshadrepeatedlydrawnattentiontothenuisance。
\"Faultofthepublic,notmine,sir。Policeman,standbehindthatlady\'schair,andifanybodyannoysherputhimquietlyintothestreet。\"
\"Thisauction-roomwillbetoletsoon,\"saidavoiceattheendofthetable。
\"Thisauction-room,\"saidtheauctioneer,masterofthegayorgraveatamoment\'snotice,\"issupportedbythepublicandthetrade;itisnotsupportedbypaupers。\"
AJewupholstererputinhisword。\"Idomyownbusiness;butI
liketoletapoormanlive。\"
\"Jonathan,\"saidtheauctioneertooneofhisservants,\"afterthissaleyoumayputuptheshutters;wehavegoneandoffendedMr。
Jacobs。HekeepsashopinBlindAlley,Whitechapel。Nowthen,lot69。\"
Rosabidtimidlyforoneortwolots,andboughtthemcheap。
Theauctioneerkeptlookingherway,andshehadonlytonod。
Theobnoxiousbrokergotoppositeher,andranherupalittleoutofspite;butashehadonlygothalfacrownabouthim,andnomeansofdoublingit,hedarednotgofar。
OntheothersideofthetablewasafiguretowhichRosa\'seyesoftenturnedwithinterest——afairyoungboyabouttwelveyearsold;hehadgoldenhair,andwasindeepmourning。HisappearanceinterestedRosa,andshewonderedhowhecamethere,andwhy;helookedlikealambwedgedinamongwolves,afloweramongweeds。
Asthelotsproceeded,theboyseemedtogetuneasy;andatlast,whenlot\'73wasputup,anybodycouldseeinhispoorlittlefacethathewastheretobidforit。
\"Lot\'73,anarmchaircoveredinmorocco。Anexcellentandusefularticle。ShouldnotbeatallsurprisedifitwasmadebyGillow。\"
\"Gillowwouldthough,\"saidJacobs,whoowedhimaturn。
Chorusofdealers——\"Haw!haw!\"
Theauctioneer——\"Iliketohearsomepeoplerunalotdown;showstheyaregoingtobidforitinearnest。Well,nameyourownprice。Fivepoundstobegin?\"
Nowifnobodyhadspokentheauctioneerwouldhavegoneon,\"Well,fourpoundsthen——three,two,whateveryoulike,\"andatlastobtainedabonafideofferofthirtyshillings;butthemomenthesaid\"Fivepoundstobegin,\"theboyinblacklifteduphischildishtrebleandbidthus,\"Fivepoundten\"——\"sixpounds\"——\"sixpoundten\"——\"sevenpounds\"——\"sevenpoundten\"——\"eightpounds\"——
\"eightpoundten\"——\"ninepounds\"——\"ninepoundten\"——\"tenpounds!\"
withoutinterruption,andindeedalmostinabreath。
Therewasamomentarypauseofamazement,andthenanoutburstofchaff。
\"Nicelittleboy!\"
\"Didn\'thesayhislessonwell?\"
\"Favoruswithyourcard,sir。Youareagentasknowshowtobuy。\"
\"Whatdidhestopfor?Ifit\'sworthten,itisworthahundred。\"
\"Blessthechild!\"saidafemaledealer,kindly,\"whatmadeyougoonlikethat?Why,therewasnoonebidagainstyou!you\'dhavegotitfortwopounds——aricketyoldthing。\"
Youngmasterbegantowhimper。\"Why,thegentlemansaid,\'FivepoundstoBEGIN。\'Itwasthechairpoorgrandpapaalwayssatin,andallthethingsaresold,andmammasaiditwouldbreakherhearttoloseit。Shewastooilltocome,soshesentme。ShetoldmeIwasnottoletitbesoldawayfromusforlessthantenpounds,orshesh——shouldbem——m——miserable,\"andthepoorlittlefellowbegantocry。Rosafollowedsuitpromptlybutunobtrusively。
\"Sentimentalwayscostsmoney,\"saidMr。Jacobs,gravely。
\"Howdoyouknow?\"askedMr。Cohen。\"HaveYOUgotanyonhand?I
neverseennoneatyourshop。\"
Sometemptingthingsnowcameup,andMrs。Stainesbidfreely;butallofasuddenshelookeddownthetable,andtherewasUnclePhilip,twinklingasbefore。\"Oh,dear!whatamIdoingnow!\"
thoughtshe。\"Ihavegotnobroker。\"
Shebidon,butinfearandtrembling,becauseofthosetwinklingeyes。Atlastshemusteredcourage,wroteonaleafofherpocket-
book,andpasseditdowntohim:\"Itwouldbeonlykindtowarnme。
WhatamIdoingwrong?\"
Hesentherbackalinedirectly:\"Auctioneerrunningyouuphimself。Followhiseyewhenhebids;youwillseethereisnobonafidebidderatyourprices。\"
Rosadidso,andfoundthatitwastrue。
ShenoddedtoUnclePhilip;and,withherexpressiveface,askedhimwhatsheshoulddo。
Theoldboymusthavehisjoke。Sohewroteback:\"Tellhim,asyouseehehasafancyforcertainarticles,youwouldnotbesodiscourteousastobidagainsthim。\"
Thenextarticlebutonewasadrawing-roomsuiteRosawanted;buttheauctioneerbidagainsther;soateighteenpoundsshestopped。
\"Itisagainstyou,madam,\"saidtheauctioneer。
\"Yes,sir,\"saidRosa;\"butasyouaretheonlybidder,andyouhavebeensokindtome,Iwouldnotthinkofopposingyou。\"
Thewordswerescarcelyoutofhermouth,whentheyweregreetedwitharoarofHomericlaughterthatliterallyshooktheroom,andthistimenotattheexpenseoftheinnocentspeaker。
\"That\'sintoyourmutton,governor。\"
\"Sharp\'sthewordthistime。\"
\"Isay,governor,don\'tyouwantabrokertobidforye?\"
\"Winkatmenexttime,sir;I\'lldotheofficeforyou。\"
\"Nogreenhornsleftnow。\"
\"Thatladywon\'tgiveaten-pundnoteforhergrandfather\'sarmchair。\"
\"Oh,yes,shewill,ifit\'sstuffedwithbanknotes。\"
\"Putthenextlotupwiththeowner\'snameandthereserveprice。
Openbusiness。\"
\"Andsingapsalmatstarting。\"
\"AlittlelessnoiseinJudaea,ifyouplease,\"saidtheauctioneer,whohadnowrecoveredfromtheblow。\"Lot97。\"
Thiswasaveryprettymarqueteriecabinet;itstoodagainstthewall,andRosahadsetherheartuponit。Nobodywouldbid。Shehadmuzzledtheauctioneereffectually。
\"Yourownprice。\"
\"Twopounds,\"saidRosa。
Adealerofferedguineas;anditadvancedslowlytofourpoundsandhalfacrown,atwhichitwasabouttobeknockeddowntoRosa,whensuddenlyanewbidderaroseinthebrokerRosahadrejected。
Theybidslowlyandsturdilyagainsteachother,untilalinewasgiventoRosafromUnclePhilip。
\"Thistimeitisyourownfriend,thesnipe-nosedwoman。Shetelegraphedabroker。\"
Rosaread,andcrushedthenote。\"Sixguineas,\"saidshe。
\"Six-ten。\"
\"Seven。\"
\"Seven-ten。\"
\"Eight。\"
\"Eight-ten。\"
\"Tenguineas,\"saidRosa;andthen,withfemininecunning,stealingasuddenglance,caughtherfriendleaningbackandsignallingthebrokernottogivein。
\"Elevenpounds。\"
\"Twelve。\"
\"Thirteen。\"
\"Fourteen。\"
\"Sixteen。\"
\"Eighteen。\"
\"Twenty。\"
\"Twentyguineas。\"
\"Itisyours,myfaithfulfriend,\"saidRosa,turningsuddenlyroundtoMrs。Cole,withamagnificentglancenoonewouldhavethoughthercapableof。
Thensheroseandstalkedaway。
Dumfoundedforthemoment,Mrs。Colefollowedher,andstoppedheratthedoor。
\"Why,Rosiedear,itistheonlythingIhavebidfor。ThereI\'vesatbyyoursidelikeamouse。\"
Rosaturnedgravelytowardsher。\"Youknowitisnotthat。Youhadonlytotellmeyouwantedit。Iwouldneverhavebeensomeanastobidagainstyou。\"
\"Mean,indeed!\"said。Florence,tossingherhead。
\"Yes,mean;todrawbackandhidebehindthefriendyouwerewith,andemploytheveryrogueshehadturnedoff。Butitismyownfault。Ceciliawarnedmeagainstyou。Shealwayssaidyouwereatreacherousgirl。\"
\"AndIsayyouareanimpudentlittleminx。Onlyjustmarried,andgoingaboutliketwovagabonds,andtalktomelikethat!\"
\"Wearenotgoingaboutliketwovagabonds。WehavetakenahouseinMayfair。\"
\"Sayastable。\"
\"Itwasbyyouradvice,youfalse-heartedcreature。\"
\"Youareafool。\"
\"Youareworse;youareatraitress。\"
\"Thendon\'tyouhaveanythingtodowithme。\"
\"HeavenforbidIshould,youtreacherousthing!\"
\"Youinsolent——insolent——Ihateyou。\"
\"AndIdespiseyou。\"
\"Ialwayshatedyouatbottom。\"
\"That\'swhyyoupretendedtoloveme,youwretch。\"
\"Well,Ipretendnomore。Iamyourenemyforlife。\"
\"Thankyou。Youhavetoldthetruthforonceinyourlife。\"
\"Ihave。Andheshallnevercallinyourhusband;soyoumayleaveMayfairassoonasyoulike。\"
\"Nottopleaseyou,madam。Wecangetonwithouttraitors。\"
Andsotheyparted,witheyesthatgleamedliketigers。
Rosadrovehomeingreatagitation,andtriedtotellChristopher;
butchoked,andbecamehysterical。Thehusband-physiciancoaxedandscoldedheroutofthat;andpresentlyincameUnclePhilip,fullofthehumorsoftheauction-room。HetoldaboutthelittleboywithadelightthatdisgustedMrs。Staines,andthenwasparticularlymerryonfemalefriendships。\"Fancyamangoingtoasalewithhisfriend,andbiddingagainsthimonthesly。\"
\"Sheisnofriendofmine。Weareenemiesforlife。\"
\"Andyouweretobefriendstilldeath,\"saidStaines,withasigh。
Philipinquiredwhoshewas。
\"Mrs。JohnCole。\"