This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ...than the set I have." One of the many illusions shining happily over the life of poor Lefussis was that he was just about to give up the rooms he had, and go into a more expensive and commodious set of chambers. He was proceeding to enlarge upon the subject, when Paulina interrupted him by asking in a tone of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ...than the set I have." One of the many illusions shining happily over the life of poor Lefussis was that he was just about to give up the rooms he had, and go into a more expensive and commodious set of chambers. He was proceeding to enlarge upon the subject, when Paulina interrupted him by asking in a tone of some surprise, "Why should he be giving up these chambers? Why 'of course'? Where is he going to?" "Well, you know, of course, when he gets married " "When he gets what?" "When he gets married." "When he gets fiddlesticks!" Paulina said, turning in her chair with a contemptuous gesture. "I did not say when he gets fiddlesticks," Mr. Lefussis answered with dignity. "I know nothing about his getting fiddlesticks. I said when he gets married." "Stuff!--he ain't going to get married." "Oh, yes," Janet said quietly, "he is." "To whom, ma'am, may I ask?" Paulina wheeled round upon Janet, and fixed her glittering eyes on the timid little woman. Janet, however, felt more dislike now than dread of her questioner. "To Mrs. Albert Vanthorpe." Paulina rose from her chair. "To the young woman Gabrielle?" "To the young lady whose Christian name is Gabrielle," Janet answered, with less tremor than before. "It's a lie!" exclaimed Paulina. "Oh, madam, pray"--Mr. Lefussis expostulated. "I don't mean it's a lie for you, Mr. Fuzbuz," Paulina went on breathlessly, "nor for you, Mrs. Charl-ton--which forgive me if I seemed to say; far from it, indeed. But it's a lie for him, if he says it--and I can't believe he does say it." "Everybody says it, madam," Lefussis observed. "I don't care about everybody, Mr. Fuzbuz " "Lefussis, madam, if you please." "Anything you like, sir; it's all one to me just now, I can assure you." "But it really is not all one to me, madam, ...
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