'I knew it all along.

Why didn't you take my advise in the beginning; you would if he hadn't had a fever, I suppose, eh?
He was interesting, wasn't he?
Interesting! Bah!' And Mr.Grimwig poked the fire with a flourish.
'He was a dear, grateful, gentle child, sir,' retorted Mrs.Bedwin, indignantly.

'I know what children are, sir; and have done these forty years; and people who can't say the same, shouldn't say anything about them.

That's my opinion!' This was a hard hit at Mr.Grimwig, who was a bachelor.

As it extorted nothing from that gentleman but a smile, the old lady tossed her head, and smoothed down her apron preparatory to another speech, when she was stopped by Mr.Brownlow.
'Silence!' said the old gentleman, feigning an anger he was far from feeling.