[The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 by Thomas de Quincey]@TWC D-Link bookThe Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 CHAPTER XI 2/3
I open the late Mr.Sweetbread's clothes-presses to you: his poor innocent wedding-shirt you don over your great shameless body; go off; leave me behind with a masterful dog, that takes a roast leg of mutton from off the spit; and, when he should have been beat for it, runs off with it into the street.
You come back with the beast.
Not to offend you, I say never a word of what he has done.
Off you go again: well: scarce is your back turned, when the filthy carrion begins running my rabbits up and down the yard; eats up all that he can catch; and never a one would have been left to tell the tale, if the great giantical hostler (him as blacked your shoes) hadn't ha' cudgelled him off.
And after all this, there are you hopping away at the ball wi' some painted doll--looking babies in her eyes--quite forgetting me that has to sit up for you at home pining and grieving: and all isn't enough, but at last you must trot off to another inn.' 'What then,' said Mr.Schnackenberger, 'is it fact that I'm not at the Golden Sow ?' 'Charming!' said Mrs.Sweetbread; 'and so you would make believe you don't know it; but I shall match you, or find them as will: rest you sure of _that_.' 'Children!' said Mr.Schnackenberger to the waiter and boots, who were listening in astonishment with the door half-open; 'of all loves, rid me of this monster.' 'Aye, what!' said she in a voice of wrath; and put herself on the defensive.
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