Mrs。StainesandherfriendnowstartedforMorley\'sHotel，butwentroundbyRegentStreet，wherebytheygotgluedatPeterRobinson\'swindow，andnineotherwindows；anditwasnearlyfiveo\'clockwhentheyreachedMorley\'s。Astheycamenearthedooroftheirsitting-room，Mrs。Stainesheardsomebodylaughingandtalkingtoherhusband。Thelaugh，tohersubtleears，didnotsoundmusicalandgenial，butkeen，satirical，unpleasant；soitwaswithsometimiditysheopenedthedoor，andtheresattheoldchapwiththetwinklingeyes。Bothpartiesstaredateachotheramoment。
\"Why，itisthem，\"criedtheoldgentleman。\"Ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!\"
Rosacoloredallover，andfeltguiltysomehow，andlookedmiserable。
\"Rosadear，\"saidDr。Staines，\"thisisourUnclePhilip。\"
\"Oh!\"saidRosa，andturnedredandpalebyturns；forshehadagreatdesiretopropitiateUnclePhilip。
\"Youwereintheauction-room，sir?\"saidMrs。Cole，severely。
\"Iwas，madam。He!he!\"
\"Furnishingahouse?\"
\"No，ma\'am。Igotoadozensalesaweek；butitisnottobuy——I
enjoythehumors。DidyoueverhearofRobertBurton，ma\'am?\"
\"No。Yes；agreattraveller，isn\'the?DiscoveredtheNile——ortheNiger——orSOMETHING?\"
ThismajesticvaguenessstaggeredoldCrustyatfirst，butherecoveredhisequilibrium，andsaid，\"Why，yes，nowIthinkofit，youareright；hehastravelledfartherthanmostofus，forabouttwocenturiesagohevisitedthatbournwhencenotravellerreturns。Well，whenhewasalive——hewasastudentofChristchurch——heusedtogodowntoacertainbridgeovertheIsisandenjoythechaffofthebargemen。Nowtherearenobargemenlefttospeakof；themantleofBobbyBurton\'sbargeeshasfallenontheJewsanddemi-semi-Christiansthatbuyandsellfurnitureattheweeklyauctions；thitherIrepairtohearwhatlittlecoarsewitisleftus。UsedtogototheHouseofCommons；buttheyaregettingtoocivilbyhalfformymoney。Besides，characterscomeoutinanauction。Forinstance，onlythisverydayIsawtwoladiesenter，ingorgeousattire，likeheifersdeckedforsacrifice，andreducetheirspoliationtoacertaintybyemployingabrokertobid。Now，whatisabroker?Afellowwhoistobepaidashillinginthepoundforallarticlespurchased。Whatishisinterest，then?Tobuycheap?Clearlynot。Heispaidinproportiontothedearnessofthearticle。\"
Rosa\'sfacebegantoworkpiteously。
\"Accordingly，whatdidthebrokerinquestiondo?Hewinkedtoanotherbroker，andthesetwobidagainstoneanother，overtheirvictim\'shead，andraneverythingshewantedupatleastahundredpercentabovethevalue。SoopenandtransparentaswindleIhaveseldomseen，eveninanauction-room。Ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!\"
HismirthwasinterruptedbyRosagoingtoherhusband，hidingherheadonhisshoulder，andmeeklycrying。
Christophercomfortedherlikeaman。\"Don\'tyoucry，darling，\"
saidhe；\"howshouldapurecreaturelikeyouknowthebadnessoftheworldallinamoment?Ifitismywifeyouarelaughingat，UnclePhilip，letmetellyouthisisthewrongplace。I\'dratherathousandtimeshaveherassheis，thanarmedwiththecunningandsuspicionsofahardenedoldworldlinglikeyou。\"
\"Withallmyheart，\"saidUnclePhilip，who，todohimjustice，couldtakeblowsaswellasgivethem；\"butwhyemployabroker?
Whypayascoundrelfivepercenttomakeyoupayahundredpercent?Whypayanoisyfoolafarthingtoopenhismouthforyouwhenyouhavetakenthetroubletobethereyourself，andhavegotamouthofyourowntobiddiscreetlywith?Waseversuchanabsurdity?\"Hebegantogetangry。
\"Doyouwanttoquarrelwithme，UnclePhilip?\"saidChristopher，firingup；\"becausesneeringatmyRosaistheway，andtheonlyway，andthesureway。\"
\"Oh，no，\"saidRosa，interposing。\"UnclePhilipwasright。Iamveryfoolishandinexperienced，butIamnotsovainastoturnfromgoodadvice。Iwillneveremployabrokeragain，sir。\"
UnclePhilipsmiledandlookedpleased。
Mrs。Colecausedadiversionbytakingleave，andRosafollowedherdown-stairs。OnherreturnshefoundChristophertellinghisuncleallabouttheBijou，andhowhehadtakenitforahundredandthirtypoundsayearandahundredpoundspremium，andUnclePhilipstaringfearfully。
Atlasthefoundhistongue。\"TheBijou!\"saidhe。\"Why，thatisanametheygavetoalittledeninDearStreet，Mayfair。Youhaven\'teverbeenandtakenTHAT!Builtoveramews。\"
Christophergroaned。\"Thatistheplace，Ifear。\"
\"Whytheownerisafriendofmine；anoldpatient。Stablesstunkhimout。Letittoaman；Iforgethisname。StablesstunkHIM
out。Hesaid，\'Ishallgo。\'\'Youcan\'t，\'saidmyfriend；\'youhavetakenalease。\'\'Leasebed——d，\'saidtheother；\'InevertookYOURhouse；here\'squitealargestenchnotspecifiedinyourdescriptionoftheproperty——ITCAN\'TBETHESAMEPLACE；\'flungtheleaseathishead，andcutlikethewindtoforeignpartslessodoriferous。I\'dhavegotyoutheholeforninety；butyouarelikeyourwife——youmustgotoanagent。What!don\'tyouknowthatanagentisamanactingforyouwithaninterestopposedtoyours?
Employinganagent!itislikeaTrojanseekingtheaidofaGreek。
Youneedn\'tcry，Mrs。Staines；yourhusbandhasbeenletindeeperthanyouhave。Now，youareyoungpeoplebeginninglife；I\'llgiveyouapieceofadvice。Employotherstodowhatyoucan\'tdo，anditmustbedone；butnevertodoanythingyoucandobetterforyourselves!Agent!ThewordisderivedfromaLatinword\'agere，\'
todo；andagentsactuptotheiretymology，fortheyinvariablyDO
thenincompoopthatemploysthem，ordealswiththem，inanymortalway。I\'dhavegotyouthatbeastlylittleBijouforninetypoundsayear。\"
UnclePhilipwentawaycrusty，leavingtheyoungcouplefinelymortifiedanddiscouraged。
Thatdidnotlastverylong。ChristophernotedtheexperienceandUnclePhil\'swisdominhisdiary，andthentookhiswifeonhisknee，andcomfortedher，andsaid，\"Nevermind；experienceisworthmoney，anditalwayshastobebought。Thosewhocheatuswilldiepoorerthanweshall，ifwearehonestandeconomical。Ihaveobservedthatpeopleareseldomruinedbythevicesofothers；
thesemayhurtthem，ofcourse；butitisonlytheirownfaultsandfolliesthatcandestroythem。\"
\"Ah!Christie，\"saidRosa，\"youareaman!Oh，thecomfortofbeingmarriedtoAMAN。Amanseesthebestside。Idoadoremen。
Dearest，Iwillwastenomoreofyourmoney。Iwillgotonomoresales。\"
Christophersawshewasdeeplymortified，andhesaid，quietly，\"Onthecontrary，youwillgototheverynext。OnlytakeUnclePhilip\'sadvice，employnobroker；andwatchthepricesthingsfetchwhenyouarenotbidding；andkeepcool。\"
Shecaressedhisearswithbothherwhitehands，andthankedhimforgivingheranothertrial。Sothattroublemeltedinthesunshineofconjugallove。
Notwithstandingtheagent\'ssolemnassurance，theBijouwasoutofrepair。Dr。Stainesdetectedinternalodors，aswellasthosethatflowedinfromthemews。Hewasnotthemantolethiswifeperishbymiasma；sohehadthedrainsallup，andactuallyfoundbrickdrains，andacesspool。Hestoppedthatup，andlaiddownnewpipedrains，withagoodfall，andproperlytrapped。Theolddrainswerehidden，afterthemannerofbuilders。Hehadthewholecourseofhisnewdrainsmarkeduponallthefloorstheypassedunder，andhadseveralstonesandboardshingedtofacilitateexaminationatanyperiod。
Butallthis，withthenecessarycleaning，whitewashing，painting，andpapering，ranawaywithmoney。ThencameRosa\'spurchases，which，toheramazement，amountedtoonehundredandninetypounds，andnotacarpet，curtain，orbedamongstthelot。Thentherewasthecarriagehomefromtheauction-room，anexpenseoneavoidsbybuyingatashop，andthebrokerclaimedhisshillinginthepound。
This，however，Stainesrefused。Themancameandblustered。Rosa，whowasthere，trembled。Then，forthefirsttime，shesawherhusband\'sbrowlower；heseemedtransfigured，andlookedterrible。
\"Youscoundrel，\"saidhe，\"yousetanothervillainlikeyourselftobidagainstyou，andyoubetrayedtheinnocentladythatemployedyou。Icouldindictyouandyourconfederateforaconspiracy。I
takethegoodsoutofrespectformywife\'scredit，butyoushallgainnothingbyswindlingher。Beoff，youheartlessmiscreant，orI\'ll\"——
\"I\'lltakethelaw，ifyoudo。\"
\"Takeit，then!I\'llgiveyousomethingtohowlfor；\"andheseizedhimwithagraspsotremendousthatthefellowcriedoutindismay，\"Oh!don\'thitme，sir；praydon\'t。\"
Onthisabjectappeal，Stainestorethedooropenwithhislefthand，andspunthebrokeroutintothepassagewithhisright。TwomovementsofthisangryHercules，andthemanwasliterallywhirledoutofsightwitharapidityandswiftnessalmostludicrous；itwaslikeatrickinapantomime。Aclatteronthestairsbetrayedthathehadgonedownthefirstfewstepsinawholesaleandirregularmanner，thoughhehadjustmanagedtokeephisfeet。
AsforStaines，hestoodtherestillloweringlikethunder，andhiseyeslikehotcoals；buthiswifethrewhertenderarmsaroundhim，andbeggedhimconsolinglynottomind。
Shewastremblinglikeanaspen。
\"Dearme，\"saidChristopher，withaludicrouschangetomarkedpolitenessandrespect，\"IforgotYOU，inmyrighteousindignation。\"Nexthebecameuxorious。\"Didtheyfrightenher，aduck?Sitonmyknee，darling，andpullmyhair，fornotbeingmoreconsiderate——there!there!\"
Thiswasfollowedbythewholeabsurdsoothingprocess，aspractisedbymanlyhusbandsuponquiveringandsomewhathystericalwives，andendedwithaformalapology。\"YoumustnotthinkthatI
ampassionate；onthecontrary，Iamalwayspractisingself-
government。Mymaximis，Animumregequinisiparetimperat，andthatmeans，Makeyourtemperyourservant，orelseitwillbeyourmaster。Buttoill-usemydearlittlewife——itisunnatural，itismonstrous，itmakesmybloodboil。\"
\"Oh，dear!don\'tgointoanother。Itisallover。Ican\'tbeartoseeyouinapassion；youaresoterrible，sobeautiful。Ah!theyarefinethings，courageandstrength。There\'snothingIadmiresomuch。\"
\"Why，theyareascommonasdirt。WhatIadmireismodesty，timidity，sweetness；thesensitivecheekthatpalesorblushesataword，thebosomthatquivers，andclingstoafellowwheneveranythinggoeswrong。\"
\"Oh，thatiswhatyouadmire，isit?\"saidRosadryly。
\"Admireit?\"saidChristopher，notseeingthetrap；\"Iadoreit。\"
\"Then，Christie，dear，youareaSimpleton，thatisall。Andwearemadeforoneanother。\"
Thehousewastobefurnishedandoccupiedassoonaspossible；soMrs。StainesandMrs。Colewenttoanothersale-room。Mrs。StainesrememberedallUnclePhiliphadsaid，andwentplainlydressed；butherfrienddeclinedtosacrificehershowydresstoherfriend\'sinterests。Rosathoughtthatalittleunkind，butsaidnothing。
Inthisauction-roomtheyeasilygotaplaceatthetable，butdidnotfinditheaven；foranumberofsecondhandcarpetswereinthesale，andthese，brimfulofdust，wereallshownonthetable，andthedirtchoked，andpoisonedourfairfriends。Brokerspesteredthem，untilatlastRosa，smartingunderherlateexposure，addressedtheauctioneerquietly，inhersilverytones:\"Sir，thesegentlemenareannoyingmebyforcingtheirservicesonme。IdonotintendtobuyatallunlessIcanbeallowedtobidformyself。\"
WhenRosa，blushingandamazedatherownboldness，utteredthesewords，shelittleforesawtheireffect。Shehadtouchedapopularsore。
\"Youarequiteright，madam，\"saidarespectabletradesmanoppositeher。\"Whatbusinesshavethesedirtyfellows，withoutashillingintheirpockets，togoandforcethemselvesonaladyagainstherwill?\"
\"Ithasbeencomplainedofinthepapersagainandagain，\"saidanother。
\"What!mayn\'tweliveaswellasyou?\"retortedabroker。
\"Yes，butnottoforceyourselfonalady。Why，she\'dgiveyouinchargeofthepoliceifyoutrieditonoutside。\"
Thentherewasadownrightclamorofdiscussionandchaff。
Presentlyuprisesveryslowlyacountrymansocolossal，thatitseemedasifhewouldneverhavedonegettingup，andgiveshisexperiences。Heinformedthecompany，inabroadYorkshiredialect，thathedidabitinfurniture，andatfirststartingthesebrokersbuzzedabouthimlikeflies，andpesteredhim。\"Aahdamned\'emprettyhard，\"saidhe，\"buttheydidn\'theedany。Sothenahspoke\'emcivil，andahsaid，\'Well，lads，IdinnacomefraYorkshiretositlikeadummyandletyoubuywi\'mybrass；thefirstthatpestersmeagainah\'lljustfellhimont\'plaace，likeacaulf，andah\'mnotverysurehe\'llgetupagaininahurry。\'Sotheydroppedmelikeahotpotato；neverpesteredmeagain。Butiftheywon\'tgiveoverpesteringyou，mistress，ah\'llcomeroundandjuststandbehindyourchair，andbringnievewithme，\"showingafistlikealegofmutton。
\"No，no，\"saidtheauctioneer，\"thatwillnotdo。Iwillhavenodisturbancehere。Callthepoliceman。\"
Whiletheclerkwenttothedoorforthebobby，agentlemanremindedtheauctioneerthatthejournalshadrepeatedlydrawnattentiontothenuisance。
\"Faultofthepublic，notmine，sir。Policeman，standbehindthatlady\'schair，andifanybodyannoysherputhimquietlyintothestreet。\"
\"Thisauction-roomwillbetoletsoon，\"saidavoiceattheendofthetable。
\"Thisauction-room，\"saidtheauctioneer，masterofthegayorgraveatamoment\'snotice，\"issupportedbythepublicandthetrade；itisnotsupportedbypaupers。\"
AJewupholstererputinhisword。\"Idomyownbusiness；butI
liketoletapoormanlive。\"
\"Jonathan，\"saidtheauctioneertooneofhisservants，\"afterthissaleyoumayputuptheshutters；wehavegoneandoffendedMr。
Jacobs。HekeepsashopinBlindAlley，Whitechapel。Nowthen，lot69。\"
Rosabidtimidlyforoneortwolots，andboughtthemcheap。
Theauctioneerkeptlookingherway，andshehadonlytonod。
Theobnoxiousbrokergotoppositeher，andranherupalittleoutofspite；butashehadonlygothalfacrownabouthim，andnomeansofdoublingit，hedarednotgofar。
OntheothersideofthetablewasafiguretowhichRosa\'seyesoftenturnedwithinterest——afairyoungboyabouttwelveyearsold；hehadgoldenhair，andwasindeepmourning。HisappearanceinterestedRosa，andshewonderedhowhecamethere，andwhy；helookedlikealambwedgedinamongwolves，afloweramongweeds。
Asthelotsproceeded，theboyseemedtogetuneasy；andatlast，whenlot\'73wasputup，anybodycouldseeinhispoorlittlefacethathewastheretobidforit。
\"Lot\'73，anarmchaircoveredinmorocco。Anexcellentandusefularticle。ShouldnotbeatallsurprisedifitwasmadebyGillow。\"
\"Gillowwouldthough，\"saidJacobs，whoowedhimaturn。
Chorusofdealers——\"Haw!haw!\"
Theauctioneer——\"Iliketohearsomepeoplerunalotdown；showstheyaregoingtobidforitinearnest。Well，nameyourownprice。Fivepoundstobegin?\"
Nowifnobodyhadspokentheauctioneerwouldhavegoneon，\"Well，fourpoundsthen——three，two，whateveryoulike，\"andatlastobtainedabonafideofferofthirtyshillings；butthemomenthesaid\"Fivepoundstobegin，\"theboyinblacklifteduphischildishtrebleandbidthus，\"Fivepoundten\"——\"sixpounds\"——\"sixpoundten\"——\"sevenpounds\"——\"sevenpoundten\"——\"eightpounds\"——
\"eightpoundten\"——\"ninepounds\"——\"ninepoundten\"——\"tenpounds!\"
withoutinterruption，andindeedalmostinabreath。
Therewasamomentarypauseofamazement，andthenanoutburstofchaff。
\"Nicelittleboy!\"
\"Didn\'thesayhislessonwell?\"
\"Favoruswithyourcard，sir。Youareagentasknowshowtobuy。\"
\"Whatdidhestopfor?Ifit\'sworthten，itisworthahundred。\"
\"Blessthechild!\"saidafemaledealer，kindly，\"whatmadeyougoonlikethat?Why，therewasnoonebidagainstyou!you\'dhavegotitfortwopounds——aricketyoldthing。\"
Youngmasterbegantowhimper。\"Why，thegentlemansaid，\'FivepoundstoBEGIN。\'Itwasthechairpoorgrandpapaalwayssatin，andallthethingsaresold，andmammasaiditwouldbreakherhearttoloseit。Shewastooilltocome，soshesentme。ShetoldmeIwasnottoletitbesoldawayfromusforlessthantenpounds，orshesh——shouldbem——m——miserable，\"andthepoorlittlefellowbegantocry。Rosafollowedsuitpromptlybutunobtrusively。
\"Sentimentalwayscostsmoney，\"saidMr。Jacobs，gravely。
\"Howdoyouknow?\"askedMr。Cohen。\"HaveYOUgotanyonhand?I
neverseennoneatyourshop。\"
Sometemptingthingsnowcameup，andMrs。Stainesbidfreely；butallofasuddenshelookeddownthetable，andtherewasUnclePhilip，twinklingasbefore。\"Oh，dear!whatamIdoingnow!\"
thoughtshe。\"Ihavegotnobroker。\"
Shebidon，butinfearandtrembling，becauseofthosetwinklingeyes。Atlastshemusteredcourage，wroteonaleafofherpocket-
book，andpasseditdowntohim:\"Itwouldbeonlykindtowarnme。
WhatamIdoingwrong?\"
Hesentherbackalinedirectly:\"Auctioneerrunningyouuphimself。Followhiseyewhenhebids；youwillseethereisnobonafidebidderatyourprices。\"
Rosadidso，andfoundthatitwastrue。
ShenoddedtoUnclePhilip；and，withherexpressiveface，askedhimwhatsheshoulddo。
Theoldboymusthavehisjoke。Sohewroteback:\"Tellhim，asyouseehehasafancyforcertainarticles，youwouldnotbesodiscourteousastobidagainsthim。\"
Thenextarticlebutonewasadrawing-roomsuiteRosawanted；buttheauctioneerbidagainsther；soateighteenpoundsshestopped。
\"Itisagainstyou，madam，\"saidtheauctioneer。
\"Yes，sir，\"saidRosa；\"butasyouaretheonlybidder，andyouhavebeensokindtome，Iwouldnotthinkofopposingyou。\"
Thewordswerescarcelyoutofhermouth，whentheyweregreetedwitharoarofHomericlaughterthatliterallyshooktheroom，andthistimenotattheexpenseoftheinnocentspeaker。
\"That\'sintoyourmutton，governor。\"
\"Sharp\'sthewordthistime。\"
\"Isay，governor，don\'tyouwantabrokertobidforye?\"
\"Winkatmenexttime，sir；I\'lldotheofficeforyou。\"
\"Nogreenhornsleftnow。\"
\"Thatladywon\'tgiveaten-pundnoteforhergrandfather\'sarmchair。\"
\"Oh，yes，shewill，ifit\'sstuffedwithbanknotes。\"
\"Putthenextlotupwiththeowner\'snameandthereserveprice。
Openbusiness。\"
\"Andsingapsalmatstarting。\"
\"AlittlelessnoiseinJudaea，ifyouplease，\"saidtheauctioneer，whohadnowrecoveredfromtheblow。\"Lot97。\"
Thiswasaveryprettymarqueteriecabinet；itstoodagainstthewall，andRosahadsetherheartuponit。Nobodywouldbid。Shehadmuzzledtheauctioneereffectually。
\"Yourownprice。\"
\"Twopounds，\"saidRosa。
Adealerofferedguineas；anditadvancedslowlytofourpoundsandhalfacrown，atwhichitwasabouttobeknockeddowntoRosa，whensuddenlyanewbidderaroseinthebrokerRosahadrejected。
Theybidslowlyandsturdilyagainsteachother，untilalinewasgiventoRosafromUnclePhilip。
\"Thistimeitisyourownfriend，thesnipe-nosedwoman。Shetelegraphedabroker。\"
Rosaread，andcrushedthenote。\"Sixguineas，\"saidshe。
\"Six-ten。\"
\"Seven。\"
\"Seven-ten。\"
\"Eight。\"
\"Eight-ten。\"
\"Tenguineas，\"saidRosa；andthen，withfemininecunning，stealingasuddenglance，caughtherfriendleaningbackandsignallingthebrokernottogivein。
\"Elevenpounds。\"
\"Twelve。\"
\"Thirteen。\"
\"Fourteen。\"
\"Sixteen。\"
\"Eighteen。\"
\"Twenty。\"
\"Twentyguineas。\"
\"Itisyours，myfaithfulfriend，\"saidRosa，turningsuddenlyroundtoMrs。Cole，withamagnificentglancenoonewouldhavethoughthercapableof。
Thensheroseandstalkedaway。
Dumfoundedforthemoment，Mrs。Colefollowedher，andstoppedheratthedoor。
\"Why，Rosiedear，itistheonlythingIhavebidfor。ThereI\'vesatbyyoursidelikeamouse。\"
Rosaturnedgravelytowardsher。\"Youknowitisnotthat。Youhadonlytotellmeyouwantedit。Iwouldneverhavebeensomeanastobidagainstyou。\"
\"Mean，indeed!\"said。Florence，tossingherhead。
\"Yes，mean；todrawbackandhidebehindthefriendyouwerewith，andemploytheveryrogueshehadturnedoff。Butitismyownfault。Ceciliawarnedmeagainstyou。Shealwayssaidyouwereatreacherousgirl。\"
\"AndIsayyouareanimpudentlittleminx。Onlyjustmarried，andgoingaboutliketwovagabonds，andtalktomelikethat!\"
\"Wearenotgoingaboutliketwovagabonds。WehavetakenahouseinMayfair。\"
\"Sayastable。\"
\"Itwasbyyouradvice，youfalse-heartedcreature。\"
\"Youareafool。\"
\"Youareworse；youareatraitress。\"
\"Thendon\'tyouhaveanythingtodowithme。\"
\"HeavenforbidIshould，youtreacherousthing!\"
\"Youinsolent——insolent——Ihateyou。\"
\"AndIdespiseyou。\"
\"Ialwayshatedyouatbottom。\"
\"That\'swhyyoupretendedtoloveme，youwretch。\"
\"Well，Ipretendnomore。Iamyourenemyforlife。\"
\"Thankyou。Youhavetoldthetruthforonceinyourlife。\"
\"Ihave。Andheshallnevercallinyourhusband；soyoumayleaveMayfairassoonasyoulike。\"
\"Nottopleaseyou，madam。Wecangetonwithouttraitors。\"
Andsotheyparted，witheyesthatgleamedliketigers。
Rosadrovehomeingreatagitation，andtriedtotellChristopher；
butchoked，andbecamehysterical。Thehusband-physiciancoaxedandscoldedheroutofthat；andpresentlyincameUnclePhilip，fullofthehumorsoftheauction-room。HetoldaboutthelittleboywithadelightthatdisgustedMrs。Staines，andthenwasparticularlymerryonfemalefriendships。\"Fancyamangoingtoasalewithhisfriend，andbiddingagainsthimonthesly。\"
\"Sheisnofriendofmine。Weareenemiesforlife。\"
\"Andyouweretobefriendstilldeath，\"saidStaines，withasigh。
Philipinquiredwhoshewas。
\"Mrs。JohnCole。\"