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The Newcomes

CHAPTER IX
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Sally was frequently renewed.

Miss Honeyman called all her young persons Sally; and a great number of Sallies were consumed in her house.

The qualities of the Sally for the time-being formed a constant and delightful subject of conversation between Hannah and her mistress.

The few friends who visited Miss Honeyman in her back-parlour had their Sallies, in discussing whose peculiarities of disposition these good ladies passed the hours agreeably over their tea.
Many persons who let lodgings in Brighton have been servants themselves--are retired housekeepers, tradesfolk, and the like.

With these surrounding individuals Hannah treated on a footing of equality, bringing to her mistress accounts of their various goings on; "how No.
6 was let; how No.


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