DEALINGS WITH THE FIRM DOMBEY AND SON-No, 111.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume III, Issue 205, 17 July 1847, Page 4

DEALINGS WIT H THE FIRM DOMBEY AND SON-No, 111.

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(Sensing, a gaunt ,and lean bound aspect, and tmupji fcfjlicied with iboils on ther-riose, wi*'dicvestir^g: Master Bitherstone of the clean collar .Ji&havi woxn on^parade. -Miss '.Pa.nkey', -the only pther boardej- at • present, Jhttl'itha't mb.m^nt been* .walked off to the • Castle/Dung*on (an ; e,mfUy apartment at the^baolc, devoiSedjo ><cofjs cfjolfal purposes^ for having, siiiifei tnrice .in,.^. p,te,s.euce of-.ViSitbrs. .» - .->••' ■ V .\S\\h Sir,'! said Mrs. .Prpchin'tb Paul, i- how do you think .y6u shall like'me ?*'. " .„" J,,d.ou't think 1 shall- like you'atrsll^'re-; plied Paul. -," I ,waut to igo/awayV-'this^is'ft't housr." ' /. <r '- > ••*.<.<> v; "• " No.-It!s mine*'' retorted Mrs. Pipchin. „ - "tit's a.very. nasty one," said' Raul. . <ij" Tl,eje,Vai worse place thanafois though,'"! >said' ] Mrs..Pipchi», "<w!vere> we shut 1 up -our ,jbad boys." •> ■ '• • '''•• c > . " Has he ever been .in.it ?' ? asked Paul: .pointing, out Master Bitherstone. * . ,JVlr,s? Pjpchin nodded - assenti;> and Paul had r ,enoughi to do, for the, rest' of that day, jfl purveying Master Bith^rstonefrom head to foot,;,. and .watching all the wordings "of hjs countenance, with the interest' attaching toa ; boy of.rpysteiiousand terrible experiences.- ■ , At one o'clot-Jt, there was ai. dinner; -"chiefly ,of the farinaceoas .and! vegetable kUid,'when .Miss Pajikey, {a mild little' s>lue*eyedimorsel of a child, who iwas shampoo'dteverynjorning, and.§ecnied"in danger oft being n-üßbed away, j?ltQgj?tiier)^EWast'led. intfrpm ' captivity by the Qg^ftss/^erself^ and jostriutte'a thaf nobo*Jyw'tfo viskors^ ev6r-»wrint' ia'H raven. ,^hej3, ; this;gjeajt truth t had <been - thoroughly 4wpre.ss.ed l uport ber,she.was[i;egaled wi'thuice'!: and ,subs«qaent,ly repeated! the fortn of grace e.Sjt^blished in the castle, tin whjoh there was * specr^l .clause,' <than king -Mris. :Pipcliin : for a gpod ; d^n,nej:.;Mrs. PipcliinV niece, Bennthia, t(o,k paid pork. , Mrs. Pipchin,S wlfo^e cOn^ ;&tiiuJipii- required warm LOurishment,'Tna(ie a ■speqialj jepast. . of mutton. 1 -chopsi-'nvhidhiUvere b?Qyghj,in , hot and. hot, betiween: two plates,, -^nd^mejt very nice.; n >-<". -> '••»• ■■■ <■= •' Aft it rained after, dinner and they couldn't go out walking on the s beach, atid Mrs. Pipchin's constitu ion required- rest after chops, ahe^f went away with Berry (mheitoise^BeTinthia) to the Dungeon : an empty room 100k r ing out upon acjialk' jyall , ,anii a butt, and nja.de ghasily by t a ragged, ficepl-ace.'with-(QU,t any sioye in >it. - Enlivened -by company', .however, this was jhe best place after all ; for J3er.r.y played with them ther^j >€md seemed it) e,i»joy a> game, at romps- asl much a^ they did'; liu'll ;Mrs. Pipchhv fcnocked ''angfily -'at- the ym,\\ % like the CdcltLane'-Gho'strevivcd, they lelt jb f£ t -w\d Berry Hold them stoties^ii' a- whisper ujiiil ttwilightu - \--rt Vi ur- < '> / „ ; Fo^,itea;thece was. plenty (oft (milk and water .^Ad, bread aud butter, wlth'a' black- tea" pbfefbf , f Mjij&tPipchin and Berry,' <and buttered rod'st jUnlijmted ior Mrs; .:,Pjpchi<ij i which"-\Vas br-Qught in hot and hornlike die c'hojis! -Ihb.ugh Mrs. Pipchin glotr very- grfeasy ' outside, over this dish, it didn't -Veem. n to' fubrifiate hety internally, at Jail';- 1 for slie was as a t s;ever, and the hard' grey eye fcn&vr-ifo s,ofceaung; • i « i -.< v 17 :"- V^"-". ..i.Attei-^ea, Berry brought -out a4ittle work bjQflfj-jwithvthe.Royal Pavilion on, the lid;'ati'd fell- to. working busily u wbUei'Mrs.-Pi^fcKin^ haMMig'put- on her spectlaclesTand openeU t7 a great ;volbme bound in green ib'aizej'bega'n'te mAt -^sA-ud whenever' Mrs. cFipc'h.ia:*cali^Bt herselfvjalling forward into the 'firßj-and woke 1 up, s.hQ filliped- Master ißitherstone otf : the uosgifor.noJdMig. too. ''I^cj ~ " ,'-''"*. i „7 ,&b lasit jt .was the children's bed time, -and- ! after prayersMh^y went to'bed^ -As little Mifeaf Pajikgy was afraid ' of-islee^ing alone 'in - the" dank,; Mrs." 1 Pipchiu . always ? made -appoint of driving, .her, .up stairs herself,- like a' sheep <;- |afldiit.vas.gheerfaltohedr Miss Pankeymoan^ Vigtnlong aftehwardsi in the least eligible j chamber, and' Mrs) Pipchin now, and then' go'ii\gi ijitt) shake her. 'At about half-past nine ;u'clbqlt.th.e odour of a warm sweet-bread'(M^rs.-jPipirhjn's/canstitu'tion wouldn't go-tb'sle*^ f tjA,&weet-breadJ diversified theipr^vailing i frflgUftnfce, of^th&iiohse, 'WbichTMTS. Wrckhara is^idjiw^a Viia!smell:;of < buUdiDgJ;'''ajid. slumber"' feH «ppoi|he Oastleshostly-alte^.-.-' -• • -- 3-* -»^6'bte^kfa'st< I neit r mioi lnin-g-'-swks'Ukel nin-g-'-5wks' Uke the teii i&afe&flight, eJide'p^th^ Mfrs^Pipcfiin 'rook |h.ep f roH%stfeaa bt a Mle" mo'rt iiri^e ' wne^ ifc'?w4s 1^ { M i «isYeV"-B l i^ !thei : sC6W^ *cad ! >a'l(ujd 5 ft) 1 tH^resl? a^'e6*Jgr6'e ! imit jGefleSis* ('jtidicto^ry l sekc^d 4^^ Mrs^ PiptJhkr), gettitfgspTer tne names w'ittfthfe'^as^ ; lahdß cteATlfess'oPa peWpn- tumbling, -tip '°dilP ItreatfmaU-^Tliw fdo'nep Mis^ was bbnitf Stfay-tltf be sh^riipyg'd^'ari^M'Sptfer fii- jS thcrsCorf^to^h'a^^cinVetMn^else'aoii&^o'liirawitft %alt'watet', fttoni 'wliich iie'afW^s" rettf?^, lle*iv^y^^luB'^d'de|ect^d: ;ii> 'Paui i 'a^Jd tjl Ffo 0 - i ; rttt<«w«nt r out.iWHh'e' ! i»ea < iftlme t WHW t b !^lr i ! !wai^W,icknam-^wl^ afSs^can^n^ih' t!eafs u |—lifid4t iahouti^ooW^Mrs.-Pipchin'f resiaed: 1 lover som# early' t^Hil4i\eW> 4b ( b'ei"n'g ; a''JjiVt ! <$£> iMtstn J^ipchMi' sWr^fe ntit" Ifo^^ywurkg^'d 3 jchil*s*iaindUo-de&l«rp aud^^xparitl it^elt^ke; k-youiig'tfleww-j^ but J »d'^ii^it J by lorce C an». %sterr ' tl«f «dr^ •' of 'I thos&'' less^hy :i w¥s MuiHy%iVte^rft JaHd^tulKiing

'tfc* w hWrd^'a haughty boy-^seldonp iii } ttie 1 mildesVcatastropni?; ''being tfrnTshetf tiiittg-ftttUtan a lion, or a bear!,"'",' Ji '* ,""" [ - "Such" was life at Mrs. 'Oh Sa-r fiirday Mr. Dombey ' cairifT dtfwri ; and' 'Florence and Paul ;woiild go" to his'liotel,'j'and haVe <tea. • They passed 'the ' whole~tff Sunday iwrth-him, axijl generally rode out: after (Hn.ner; 'and on these-occasions Mr. ■'Bom'bey seemed to grow; like FalstafTs assailants/ a'tftfihsVead of being -one 'man 1 irr buck rani; ;|to r b'econie' a dozert. Sunday 'eve'nirig' was the 'most' melancholy e'veningof'.thV week; \fbr Mrs, Pipchin made 'appoint' of "being" particularly eross x on'Sa'nday u nighlsV v Miss Pa'nkey was generally brought back ffom'ah aunt's at RotteridHan in deep distress : and 'Master Bither'stone, whose .relative's were'atl in 'India, and who was required to'sit^ between itne'services', in an erect position with liis head against the parlour wall neither moving hand iior 5 foot,' suf(eredso acutely in his young sj)i'ritslh'at?l»e once asked J Florence, on a Sunday nigfit, if she could 'give him any idea c of the wrfy' ba'ek do Behgalw'- l - '' '' '" , "' ''' But ; it was generally said that Mrs. Pipchin'was a "woman of system with 1 childreS) ; and no doubt she was".- Certainly the 'Wild ones went home tame enough, a'ftelPsojodr|i{ug for a few months 2 b£heath her' hospitable 1 i-jpoj. It Was' generally said, too, that it was highly, creditable'* of -Mrs; -Fipchiri- S *to" have devoted -herself to this' wpyjbf c life,' and to'fia've made such -a sacrifice of 'her' feelings- amPSutt'h ' a 8 resolute stand 'against her troubles, '" when Pipchin broke "fcis Heart in' the 'Pe*rtiViaQ Wnes. --'-" .**- '-' - Jojfi' _ • At this- exemplary old-lady,, PabT'wotjld 1 sit 'stahng in 1 tots little' arm chair by the "fire, "for arfy { -length' of Ume. 'He' never seemed' tb know what weariness' wasV when he was looking •'fiYeilly^ at r M'rs. H Pipohrri. .He was niit fond of -herj "he 1 'w'as^not afraid' 6! her • but 'm those old I ' old moods of his, she seemed to have k grotesque'at'tractio'n : 'for' him. * 'There he would sit,' r lbofeing-"at heir aW warming his handstand looking at 'her, unul he' sometimes quiteconfoun'ded'M'rs.' PipCTii'n, O rress'a's !she was. '"Once she asked him, when they ypei'e alone.^wnat he'was thinking aboiir? 1 " "" '•' - "^Tou,?' 1 -said 'Paul, 1 wrttiout" the "least reServeV' l! '' u ' ' 3' ' '*■*■' Lil - -' nt - 'J ' " And what are you thinking about me ! ?" abk'eil Mrs.- Pipchin.' *' ■ ' r "*! '". 1 ''Faiii thinking' how oH you 'must "Joe 1 ," saiil PauK »• ' ' : -■ i .!.-■■!. '""Yto mtfsn't 'say ' such 'tnTn'gV'as ' tiiat, young 55 gentleman;" returned 'tlie' ! '' Th-ktMf never'db." *' J " \ " ' ' ', ' '*" -:^-V\q,y lin or? J ''- f ask^P^uh' < | t ' i ' "''/' ;; '-"■ Because itV hot'^poffte','"" 'sard Mrs. Pip'r ctiiif,< ! 6fiappishly. f t -^ ; " ' J ' ' /' :> "tNot-politer'-saidHPailK 1 '"" J ' v '• J'" <!'s"*3Nt« w - • *''"' >r '• " ■'■' '■' ■- * ' •** It^a 'riot- pdhte/' 'sa'fd^' Paur inritrbe^tly"; «'fo"'4rat- allthe md^oh'-'cliopsand'toa'stV'Wrci-ham says>."'" \~ ' "1J '' -*')*■" '\ 'i " Wic : kfih'm/' ; retorted Mrsi'PipcttpV' coloring',' 1 b is a wiclce'd^impudent, htissyV" ■ ' - '■> B '° ' )o e / : •' ;l " "*- • iH^ . "'What's that?"' inquired Paul; '^''\ iU -^ t-i ■•^Never ; ''you ii miTid« iI! SiF, r * ! ? re totted '"J^fsi Pipchin. *-«• Rem^mberiKe'sfory.drth'e'hViie boy that'rt'a^Jgered todeathby a mad'b'ulhfii'r ask ; ing;'qu^iio i ns.V i ! ■- - ••«•' -' ' VM ' -.5 "itfh*e%Jill Vks ra'ad^^sai^Paiil, 1 ";h'b'wf did he know 'tHaf "the i Soy^hTid ¥sked ; qVesttolis'?- 4<<J N'obbd;y' '6an ~-g& ldhdwJwhispeY"'se- : &ks' to a (S niaa'- BiilL' - : I 1I 1 aßti't" Velieve';' that sfory. JA * '-''•• ' •"''' Jl ' --^^ ' •'' '' \ ' • donH believe i ft, e 'str^"-'re T peated M's. J i Pipchin, amazed. ' ''>'"■ ->~!' '"•' - - '-' l j •tl No/*' said'PAuP.- 1 iJ '"■ r " ir"""•''Not if it should^ happen' 'to ' Have; beVrt a t&rife bull/ yb'u litt'led'nfidel?*' Waiii'Mrs:'Fipcbfn. v- Ir.o-. i-.>c '^'As' Paul had'not^dn^id^r'ed the 'subject 1 in| that light, arid^haa-fduncled XiV conclusions 6n the "alleged' lunacy 1 bbyf v tH'e" Btiß,* hi all'ow^e'd I himself ''tolbV'put down foii the 'pfrestnli.' But' turtfittg^ft over 7 iti : h!^ xrAnd^^ith'stfcn 5 of fixing J Mi f sf preseUtl^, tb*^ even- aiat n; liatdy J laa^ 'darned"; itprudenrtd'TetrVat utitii-fi'e shouW'tjaVe fbr;g6tfo i n'th'e^subje-ct.-^- *' b ** :: ' 1 * ;^;>^^