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“, ’sHotelTuesdaymorningatnineo’clock, , , , , from

“Youreverobliged, andaffectionate

“Servant,

“Biddy.

“, , exceptingonlythelastlittlesentence, andhewishesmemostparticulartowriteagainwhatlarks.”

IreceivedthisletterbythepostonMondaymorning, , withwhatfeelingsIlookedforwardtoJoe’scoming.

Notwithpleasure, thoughIwasboundtohimbysomanyties; no; withconsiderabledisturbance, somemortification, , , thathewascomingtoBarnard’sInn, nottoHammersmith, andconsequentlywouldnotfallinBentleyDrummle’, forbothofwhomIhadarespect; butIhadthesharpestsensitivenessastohisbeingseenbyDrummle, , throughoutlife, ourworstweaknessesandmeannessesareusuallycommittedforthesakeofthepeoplewhomwemostdespise.

Ihadbeguntobealwaysdecoratingthechambersinsomequiteunnecessaryandinappropriatewayorother, , theroomswerevastlydifferentfromwhatIhadfoundthem, , thatIhadevenstartedaboyinboots—topboots—, afterIhadmadethemonster (outoftherefuseofmywasherwoman’sfamily), andhadclothedhimwithabluecoat, canarywaistcoat, whitecravat, creamybreeches, andthebootsalreadymentioned, Ihadtofindhimalittletodoandagreatdealtoeat; andwithbothofthosehorriblerequirementshehauntedmyexistence.

ThisavengingphantomwasorderedtobeondutyateightonTuesdaymorninginthehall (itwastwofeetsquare, aschargedforfloorcloth), , Ihadanoddhalf-provokedsenseofsuspicionuponme, thatifJoehadbeencomingtoseehim, hewouldn’thavebeenquitesobriskaboutit.