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Chapter 4

           

           Weweretohaveasuperbdinner,consistingofalegofpickledporkandgreens,andapairofroaststuffedfowls.Ahandsomemince-piehadbeenmadeyesterdaymorning(whichaccountedforthemincemeatnotbeingmissed),andthepuddingwasalreadyontheboil.Theseextensivearrangementsoccasionedustobecutoffunceremoniouslyinrespectofbreakfast;"forIain’t,"saidMrs.Joe"Iain’tagoingtohavenoformalcrammingandbustingandwashingupnow,withwhatI’vegotbeforeme,Ipromiseyou!"

           So,wehadourslicesservedout,asifweweretwothousandtroopsonaforcedmarchinsteadofamanandboyathome;andwetookgulpsofmilkandwater,withapologeticcountenances,fromajugonthedresser.Inthemeantime,Mrs.Joeputcleanwhitecurtainsup,andtackedanewfloweredflounceacrossthewidechimneytoreplacetheoldone,anduncoveredthelittlestateparloracrossthepassage,whichwasneveruncoveredatanyothertime,butpassedtherestoftheyearinacoolhazeofsilverpaper,whichevenextendedtothefourlittlewhitecrockerypoodlesonthemantel-shelf,eachwithablacknoseandabasketofflowersinhismouth,andeachthecounterpartoftheother.Mrs.Joewasaverycleanhousekeeper,buthadanexquisiteartofmakinghercleanlinessmoreuncomfortableandunacceptablethandirtitself.CleanlinessisnexttoGodliness,andsomepeopledothesamebytheirreligion.

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