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24.
TALES OF THE CASTLE.
Your attachment, consoles me for the loss of all,
but how can I endure you should thus suffer for
me ?—Suffer, madam, in labouring, and when
my labour is so useful, so necessary! No; it
will be happiness. I am strong; I can do as
much work as some two men; we shall do very
well.—Madame F. had not the power to reply ;
she lifted up her eyes and hands to heaven, and
answered with her tears.
The day following, the other two servants
were discharged, and Jerome hired a small,
light, and neat room, up three pair of stairs,
which he furnished with the remainder of his
mistress’ furniture. Thither he conduct¬
ed her. She had a good bed, an easy chair, a
small table, a writing desk, with pen, ink, and
paper, a few books, which were arrahged on
four or five shelves, and a large wardrobe, in
which was contained her linen, her wearing
apparel, a provision of thread for her work, a
silver fork and spoon, for Jerome Would not
suffer her to eat with pewter, and the leathern
purse which contained the thirty guineas.
There were besides, in one corner, of the room,
behind the curtain, such earthen vessels as were
necessary for her cookery.
This, madam, said Jerome, is the best cham¬
ber I have been able to get for the price you