mother and father, as must be turned out into the streets and go to the workhouse if they didn’t help ’em. And his sister, too,” continued Mrs. Glegg,Germany Drakt, looking severely at Maggie, who had sat down on the sofa by her aunt Deane, drawn to her by the sense that she was Lucy’s mother,Arctic Kurtka, “she must make up her mind to be humble and work; for there’ll be no servants to wait on her any more — she must remember that. She must do the work o’ the house, and she must respect and love her aunts as have done so much for her, and saved their money to leave to their nepheys and nieces.”
Tom was still standing before the table in the centre of the group. There was a heightened color in his face, and he was very far from looking humbled,Parajumpers Damskie Kodiak, but he was preparing to say, in a respectful tone, something he had previously meditated, when the door opened and his mother re-entered.
Poor Mrs. Tulliver had in her hands a small tray, on which she had placed her silver teapot, a specimen teacup and saucer, the castors, and sugar-tongs.
“See here,Air Jordan Retro 5 Męskie, sister,” she said,Arctic Parka, looking at Mrs. Deane,Barcelona Drakt Damer, as she set the tray on the table, “I thought, perhaps, if you looked at the teapot again — it’s a good while since you saw it — you might like the pattern better; it makes beautiful tea, and there’s a stand and everything; you might use it for every day, or else lay it by for Lucy when she goes to housekeeping. I should be so loath for ’em to buy it at the Golden Lion,Canada Goose Heli,” said the poor woman, her heart swelling, and the tears coming — “my teapot as I bought when I was married, and to think of its being scratched, and set before the travellers and folks, and my letters on it — see here, E. D. — and everybody to see ’em.”
“Ah,Damskie Barbour Polarquilt Kurtka, dear, dear!” said aunt Pullet, shaking her head with deep sadness, “it’s very bad — to think o’ the family initials going about everywhere — it niver was so before; you’re a very unlucky sister, Bessy. But what’s the use o’ buying the teapot, when there’s the linen and spoons and everything to go, and some of ’em with your full name — and when it’s got that straight spout,Spania Fotballtrøyer Damer Drakt, too.”
“As to disgrace o’ the family,” said Mrs. Glegg,Belstaff Ocelot Bunda, “that can’t be helped wi’ buying teapots. The disgrace is, for one o’ the family to ha’ married a man as has brought her to beggary. The disgrace is, as they’re to be sold up. We can’t hinder the country from knowing that.”
Maggie had started up from the sofa at the allusion to her father, but Tom saw her action and flushed face in time to prevent her from speaking. “Be quiet, Maggie,PJS Herreklær Harraseeket Parkas,” he said authoritatively, pushing her aside. It was a remarkable manifestation of self-command and practical judgment in a lad of fifteen, that when his aunt Glegg ceased, he began to speak in a quiet and respectful manner, though with a good deal of trembling in his voice; for his mother’s words had cut him to the quick.
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