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member in good and regular standing。
I introduce Mrs。 Heaven first�察 �for she is a self´saturated person who
would never forgive the insult should she receive any lower place。
She welcomed me with the statement�此 �We do not take lodgers here�察�
nor boarders�察 �no lodgers�察 �nor boarders�察 �but we do occasionally admit
paying guests�察�those who look as if they would appreciate the quietude of
the plyce and be willing as you might say to remunerate according。;
I did not mind at this particular juncture what I was called�察�so long as
the epithet was comparatively unobjectionable�察 �so I am a paying guest�察�
therefore�察�and I expect to pay handsomely for the handsome appellation。
Mrs。 Heaven is short and fat�察�she fills her dress as a pin´cushion fills its
cover�察�she wears a cap and apron�察�and she is so full of platitudes that she
would have burst had I not appeared as a providential outlet for them。
Her accent is not of the farm�察�but of the town�察�and smacks wholly of the
marts of trade。 She is repetitious�察�too�察�as well as platitudinous。 ;I 'ope
if there's anythink you require you will let us know�察�let us know�察─�she says
several times each day�察 �and whenever she enters my sitting´room she
prefaces her conversation with the remark�此 �I trust you are finding it
quiet here�察�miss�拭 �It's the quietude of the plyce that is its charm�察�yes�察�the
quietude。 And yet; ��she dribbles on�� ;it wears on a body after a while�察�
miss。 I often go into Woodmucket to visit one of my sons just for the
noise�察 �simply for the noise�察 �miss�察 �for nothink else in the world but the
noise。 There's nothink like noise for soothing nerves that is worn
threadbare with the quietude�察 �miss�察 �or at least that's my experience�察 �and
yet to a strynger the quietude of the plyce is its charm�察 �undoubtedly its
chief charm�察�and that is what our paying guests always say�察�although our
charges are somewhat higher than other plyces。 If there's anythink you
require�察 �miss�察 �I 'ope you'll mention it。 There is not a commodious
assortment in Barbury Green�察 �but we can always send the pony to
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Woodmucket in case of urgency。 Our paying guest last summer was a Mrs。
Pollock�察 �and she was by way of having sudden fancies。 Young and
unmarried though you are�察�miss�察�I think you will tyke my meaning without
my speaking plyner�拭 �Well�察 �at six o'clock of a rainy afternoon�察 �she was
seized with an unaccountable desire for vegetable marrows�察 �and Mr。
'Eaven put the pony in the cart and went to Woodmucket for them�察�which
is a great advantage to be so near a town and yet 'ave the quietude。;
Mr。 Heaven is merged�察�like Mr。 Jellyby�察�in the more shining qualities
of his wife。 A line of description is too long for him。 Indeed�察�I can think
of no single word brief enough�察�at least in English。 The Latin ;nil; will
do�察 �since no language is rich in words of less than three letters。 He is
nice�察 �kind�察 �bald�察 �timid�察 �thin�察 �and so colourless that he can scarcely be
discerned save in a strong light。 When Mrs。 Heaven goes out into the
orchard in search of him�察�I can hardly help calling from my window�察 �Bear
a trifle to the right�察�Mrs。 Heavennow to the leftjust in front of you now´
´ if you put out your hands you will touch him。;
Phoebe�察�aged seventeen�察�is the daughter of the house。 She is virtuous�察�
industrious�察 �conscientious�察 �and singularly destitute of physical charm。
She is more than plain�察�she looks as if she had been planned without any
definite purpose in view�察 �made of the wrong materials�察 �been badly put
together�察�and never properly finished off�察�but ;plain; after all is a relative
word。 Many a plain girl has been married for her beauty�察�and now and
then a beauty�察�falling under a cold eye�察�has been thought plain。
Phoebe has her compensations�察�for she is beloved by�察�and reciprocates
the passion of�察�the Woodmancote carrier�察�Woodmucket being the English
manner of pronouncing the place of his abode。 If he ;carries; as
energetically for the great public as he fetches for Phoebe�察�then he must be
a rising and a prosperous man。 He brings her daily�察 �wild strawberries�察�
cherries�察 �birds' nests�察 �peacock feathers�察 �sea´shells�察 �green hazel´nuts�察�
samples of hens' food�察 �or bouquets of wilted field flowers tied together
tightly and held with a large�察�moist�察�loving hand。 He has fine curly hair
of sandy hue�察�which forms an aureole on his brow�察�and a reddish beard�察�
which makes another inverted aureole to match�察 �round his chin。 One
cannot look at him�察�especially when the sun shines through him�察�without
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thinking how lovely he would be if stuffed and set on wheels�察�with a little
string to drag him about。
Phoebe confided to me that she was on the eve of loving the postman
when the carrier came across her horizon。
;It doesn't do to be too hysty�察�does it�察�miss�拭─�she asked me as we were
weeding the onion bed。 ;I was to give the postman his answer on the
Monday night�察 �and it was on the Monday morning that Mr。 Gladwish
made his first trip here as carrier。 I may say I never wyvered from that
moment�察 �and no more did he。 When I think how near I came to
promising the postman it gives me a turn。; ��I can understand that�察�for I
once met the man I nearly promised years before to marry�察�and we both
experienced such a sense of relief at being free instead of bound that we
came near falling in love for sheer joy。��
The last and most important member of the household is the Square
Baby。 His name is Albert Edward�察�and he is really five years old and no
baby at all�察 �but his appearance on this planet was in the nature of a
complete surprise to all parties concerned�察�and he is spoiled accordingly。
He has a square head and jaw�察 �square shoulders�察 �square hands and feet。
He is red and white and solid and stolid and slow´witted�察�as the young of
his class commonly are�察�and will make a bulwark of the nation in course
of time�察�I should think�察�for England has to produce a few thousand such
square babies every year for use in the colonies and in the standing army。
Albert Edward has already a military gait�察 �and when he has acquired a
habit of obedience at all comparable with his power of command�察�he will
be able to take up the white man's burden with distinguished success。
Meantime I can never look at him without marvelling how the English
climate can transmute bacon and eggs�察 �tea and the solid household loaf
into such radiant roses and lilies as bloom upon his cheeks and lips。
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CHAPTER III
July 8th。
Thornycroft is by way of being a small poultry farm。
In reaching it from Barbury Green�察�you take the first left´hand road�察�go
till you drop�察�and there you are。
It reminds me of my ;grandmother's farm at Older。; Did you know
the song when you were a child�拭 �
My grandmother had a very fine farm 'Way down in the fields of
Older。 With a cluck´cluck here�察�And a cluck´cluck there�察�Here and there a
cluck´cluck�察�Cluck´cluck here and there�察�Down in the fields at Older。
It goes on for ever by the simple subterfuge of changing a few words
in each verse。
My grandmother had a very fine farm 'Way down in the fields of
Older。 With a quack´quack here�察�And a quack´quack there�察�Here and there
a quack´quack�察�Quack´quack here and there�察�Down in the fields at Older。
This is followed by the gobble´gobble�察 �moo´moo�察 �baa´baa�察 �etc。�察 �as
long as the laureate's imagination and the infant's breath hold good。 The
tune is pretty�察�and I do not know�察�or did not�察�when I was young�察�a more
fascinating lyric。
Thornycroft House must have belonged to a country gentleman once
upon a time�察�or to more than one�察�men who built on a bit here and there
once in a hundred years�察 �until finally we have this charmingly irregular
and dilapidated whole。 You go up three steps into Mrs。 Heaven's room�察�
down two into mine�察 �while Phoebe's is up in a sort of turret with long�察�
narrow lattices opening into the creepers。 There are crooked little stair´
cases�察 �passages that branch off into other passages and lead nowhere in
particular�察�I can't think of a better house in which to play hide and seek on
a wet day。 In front�察 �what was once�察 �doubtless�察 �a green�察 �is cut up into
greens�察�to wit�察�a vegetable garden�察�where th
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