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           Heleftthehouse,slammingthedoorafterhim,whichnearlybrokethefanlight;andIheardhimfalloverthescraper,whichmademefeelgladIhadn’tremovedit.Whenhehadgone,IthoughtofasplendidanswerIoughttohavegivenhim.However,Iwillkeepitforanotheroccasion.

           April7.—BeingSaturday,Ilookedforwardtobeinghomeearly,andputtingafewthingsstraight;buttwoofourprincipalsattheofficewereabsentthroughillness,andIdidnotgethometillseven.FoundBorsetwaiting.Hehadbeenthreetimesduringthedaytoapologiseforhisconductlastnight.HesaidhewasunabletotakehisBankHolidaylastMonday,andtookitlastnightinstead.Hebeggedmetoaccepthisapology,andapoundoffreshbutter.Heseems,afterall,adecentsortoffellow;soIgavehimanorderforsomefresheggs,witharequestthatonthisoccasiontheyshouldbefresh.Iamafraidweshallhavetogetsomenewstair-carpetsafterall;ouroldonesarenotquitewideenoughtomeetthepaintoneitherside.Carriesuggeststhatwemightourselvesbroadenthepaint.Iwillseeifwecanmatchthecolour(darkchocolate)onMonday.

           April8,Sunday.—AfterChurch,theCuratecamebackwithus.IsentCarrieintoopenfrontdoor,whichwedonotuseexceptonspecialoccasions.Shecouldnotgetitopen,andafterallmydisplay,IhadtotaketheCurate(whosename,by-the-by,Ididnotcatch,)roundthesideentrance.Hecaughthisfootinthescraper,andtorethebottomofhistrousers