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the   right   of   a   metallic object   that's   at times   the tea´urn   and   at   times   the 

soup´tureen�察  �according   to   the   nature   of   the   last   twang   imparted   to   its 

contents which are the same groundwork�察�fended off from the traveller by 

a   barrier   of   stale   sponge´cakes   erected   atop   of   the   counter�察  �and   lastly 

exposed   sideways   to   the   glare   of   Our   Missis's   eyeyou   ask   a   Boy   so 

sitiwated�察�next time you stop in a hurry at Mugby�察�for anything to drink�察�

you take particular notice that he'll try to seem not to hear you�察�that he'll 

appear     in  a  absent   manner     to  survey   the   Line   through    a  transparent 

medium composed of your head and body�察�and that he won't serve you as 

long as you can possibly bear it。         That's me。 

     What a lark it is�     �We are the Model Establishment�察�we are�察�at Mugby。 

Other   Refreshment   Rooms   send   their   imperfect   young   ladies   up   to   be 

finished off by our Missis。         For some of the young ladies�察�when they're 

new to the business�察�come into it mild�           �Ah�     �Our Missis�察�she soon takes 

that out of 'em。      Why�察�I originally come into the business meek myself。 

But Our Missis�察�she soon took that out of ME。 

     What     a  delightful   lark  it  is�  �I   look   upon    us  Refreshmenters      as 

ockipying   the   only   proudly   independent   footing   on   the   Line。      There's 



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Papers�察  �for   instance��my   honourable   friend�察  �if   he   will   allow   me   to   call 

him so��him as belongs to Smith's bookstall。                Why�察�he no more dares to 

be   up   to   our   Refreshmenting   games   than   he   dares   to   jump   a   top   of   a 

locomotive with her steam at full pressure�察�and cut away upon her alone�察�

driving himself�察�at limited´mail speed。            Papers�察�he'd get his head punched 

at every compartment�察�first�察�second�察�and third�察�the whole length of a train�察�

if   he   was   to   ventur   to   imitate   my   demeanour。     It's   the   same   with   the 

porters�察�the same with the guards�察�the same with the ticket clerks�察�the same 

the   whole   way   up   to   the   secretary�察  �traffic´manager�察  �or   very   chairman。 

There   ain't   a   one   among   'em   on   the   nobly   independent   footing   we   are。 

Did   you   ever   catch   one   of   them�察   �when   you   wanted       anything   of   him�察�

making   a   system   of   surveying   the   Line   through   a   transparent   medium 

composed of your head and body�拭              �I should hope not。 

     You should see our Bandolining Room at Mugby Junction。                       It's led to 

by the door behind the counter�察�which you'll notice usually stands ajar�察�and 

it's the room where Our Missis and our young ladies Bandolines their hair。 

You should see 'em at it�察�betwixt trains�察�Bandolining away�察�as if they was 

anointing      themselves     for   the  combat。      When      you're   telegraphed�察    �you 

should see their noses all a´ going up with scorn�察�as if it was a part of the 

working of   the   same   Cooke and Wheatstone   electrical   machinery。                 You 

should hear Our Missis give the word�察 �Here comes the Beast to be Fed� ─�

and then you should see 'em indignantly skipping across the Line�察�from the 

Up to the Down�察�or Wicer Warsaw�察�and begin to pitch the stale pastry into 

the plates�察�and chuck the sawdust sangwiches under the glass covers�察�and 

get    out   theha�察   �ha�察 �ha��the    sherry��O     my    eye�察  �my    eye��for    your 

Refreshment。 

     It's only in the Isle of the Brave and Land of the Free ��by which�察�of 

course�察  �I   mean   to   say   Britannia��   that   Refreshmenting   is   so   effective�察  �so 

'olesome�察�so constitutional a check upon the public。 There was a Foreigner�察�

which   having   politely�察  �with   his   hat   off�察  �beseeched   our   young   ladies   and 

Our   Missis   for   ;a   leetel   gloss   host   prarndee�察─  �and   having   had   the   Line 

surveyed      through     him   by   all  and    no   other   acknowledgment�察        �was    a´ 

proceeding at last to help himself�察�as seems to be the custom in his own 



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country�察�when Our Missis�察�with her hair almost a´coming un´Bandolined 

with rage�察�and her eyes omitting sparks�察�flew at him�察�cotched the decanter 

out    of  his  hand�察   �and   said�察  �Put   it  down�     �I   won't   allow    that� ─  �The 

foreigner turned pale�察�stepped back with his arms stretched out in front of 

him�察�his hands clasped�察�and his shoulders riz�察�and exclaimed�此                   �Ah�     �Is it 

possible�察  �this�    �That     these   disdaineous   females      and   this  ferocious     old 

woman   are   placed   here   by   the   administration�察  �not   only   to   empoison   the 

voyagers�察  �but   to   affront   them�     �Great   Heaven�       �How   arrives   it�拭    �The 

English people。        Or is he then a slave�拭       �Or idiot�拭─�Another time�察�a merry�察�

wideawake American gent had tried the sawdust and spit it out�察�and had 

tried the Sherry and spit that out�察�and had tried in vain to sustain exhausted 

natur upon Butter´Scotch�察�and had been rather extra Bandolined and Line´ 

surveyed through�察�when�察�as the bell was ringing and he paid Our Missis�察�

he says�察�very loud and good´tempered�此                �I tell Yew what 'tis�察�ma'arm。          I 

la'af。   Theer�      �I la'af。   I Dew。     I oughter ha' seen most things�察�for I hail 

from the Onlimited side of the Atlantic Ocean�察�and I haive travelled right 

slick   over   the   Limited�察  �head   on   through   Jeerusalemm   and   the   East�察  �and 

likeways France and Italy�察�Europe Old World�察�and am now upon the track 

to the Chief Europian Village�察�but such an Institution as Yew�察�and Yewer 

young ladies�察�and Yewer fixin's solid and liquid�察�afore the glorious Tarnal I 

never did see yet�       �And if I hain't found the eighth wonder of monarchical 

Creation�察�in finding Yew and Yewer young ladies�察�and Yewer fixin's solid 

and liquid�察�all as aforesaid�察�established in a country where the people air 

not   absolute   Loo´   naticks�察  �I   am   Extra   Double   Darned   with   a   Nip   and 

Frizzle     to  the  innermostest      grit�   �WheerfurTheer��I          la'af�  �I   Dew�察�

ma'arm。      I   la'af� ─  �And     so  he   went�察  �stamping     and   shaking     his  sides�察�

along the platform all the way to his own compartment。 

     I think it was her standing up agin the Foreigner as giv' Our Missis the 

idea     of  going     over    to  France�察    �and    droring    a   comparison      betwixt 

Refreshmenting as followed among the frog´eaters�察�and Refreshmenting as 

triumphant   in   the   Isle   of   the   Brave   and   Land   of   the   Free   ��by   which�察  �of 

course�察  �I   mean   to   say   agin�察  �Britannia��。   Our   young   ladies�察  �Miss   Whiff�察�

Miss   Piff�察  �and   Mrs。   Sniff�察  �was   unanimous   opposed   to   her  going�察  �for�察  �as 



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they says to Our Missis one and all�察�it is well beknown to the hends of the 

herth as no other nation except Britain has a idea of anythink�察�but above 

all   of   business。   Why   then   should   you   tire   yourself   to   prove   what   is 

already proved�拭       �Our Missis�察�however ��being a teazer at all pints�� stood 

out grim obstinate�察�and got a return pass by Southeastern Tidal�察�to go right 

through�察�if such should be her dispositions�察�to Marseilles。 

     Sniff is husband to Mrs。 Sniff�察�and is a regular insignificant cove。 He 

looks   arter   the   sawdust   department   in   a   back   room�察  �and   is   sometimes�察�

when we are very hard put to it�察�let behind the counter with a corkscrew�察�

but never when it can be helped�察�his demeanour towards the public being 

disgusting servile。       How Mrs。 Sniff ever come so far to lower herself as 

to marry him�察�I don't know�察�but I suppose he does�察�and I should think he 

wished he didn't�察�for he leads a awful life。            Mrs。 Sniff couldn't be much 

harder with him if he was public。             Similarly�察�Miss Whiff and Miss Piff�察�

taking the tone of Mrs。 Sniff�察�they shoulder Sniff about when he IS let in 

with   a   corkscrew�察  �and   they   whisk   things   out   of   his   hands   when   in   his 

servility  he   is   a´going   to   let   the   public   have   'em�察  �and   they  snap   him   up 

when in the crawling baseness of his spirit he is a´going to answer a public 

question�察  �and   they   drore   more   tears   into   his   eyes   than   ever   the   mustard 

does which he all day long lays on to the sawdust。                 ��But it ain't strong。�� 

Once�察�when Sniff had the repulsiveness to reach across to get the milk´pot 

to hand over for a baby�察�I see Our Missis in her rage catch him by both his 

shoulders�察�and spin him out into the Bandolining Room。 

     But    Mrs。   Sniff��how     different�   �She's    the   one�   �She's   the   one   as 

you'll notice to be always looking another way from you�察�when you look 

at her。    She's the one with the small waist buckled in tight in front�察�and 

with the lace cuffs at her wrists�察�which she puts on the edge of the counter 

before     her�察 �and    stands   a  smoothing      while    the   public   foams。     This 

smoothing the cuffs and looking another way while the public foams is the 

last accomplishment taught to the young ladies as come to Mugby to be 

finished by Our Missis�察�and it's always taught by Mrs。 Sniff。 

     When Our Missis went away upon her journey�察�Mrs。 Sniff was left in 

charge。     She did hold the public in check most beautiful�              �In all my time��
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