Aprolongedconsultationtookplace，thatnight，inthelittle，parlour-aconsultationthatwastosettlethefuturedestiniesof，theTuggses。Theshopwasshutup，atanunusuallyearlyhour;and，manyweretheunavailingkicksbestoweduponthecloseddoorby，applicantsforquarternsofsugar，orhalf-quarternsofbread，or，penn’orthsofpepper，whichweretohavebeen’lefttillSaturday，’
butwhichfortunehaddecreedweretobeleftalonealtogether。
’Wemustcertainlygiveupbusiness，’saidMissTuggs。
’Oh，decidedly，’saidMrs。Tuggs。
’Simonshallgotothebar，’saidMr。JosephTuggs。