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I wasinto a

discussion with Dru two baronetcies, while she ate a

sliced orange steeped in sugar and wine, and, forgetting all about the

baby on her lap, who did th little Jane, perceiving its young brains to be imperilled, softly

left her place, and with erous

weapon away Mrs Pocket finishing her orange at about the sahty child, how dare you? Go and sit down this instant!"

"Mairl, "baby ood have put hith eyeth

out"

"How dare you tell me so?" retorted Mrs Pocket "Go and sit down in

your chair this , that I felt quite abashed, as if

Ito rouse it

"Belinda," remonstrated Mr Pocket, from the other end of the table,

"how can you be so unreasonable? Jane only interfered for the protection

of baby"

"I will not allow anybody to interfere," said Mrs Pocket "I am

surprised, Matthew, that you should expose me to the affront of

interference"

"Good God!" cried Mr Pocket, in an outbreak of desolate desperation

"Are infants to be nut-crackered into their tombs, and is nobody to save

them?"