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The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby

CHAPTER 16
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Wages, twelve guineas.

No tea, no sugar.

Serious family--"' 'Ah! you needn't mind reading that,' interrupted the client.
'"Three serious footmen,"' said Tom, impressively.
'Three?
did you say ?' asked the client in an altered tone.
'Three serious footmen,' replied Tom.

'"Cook, housemaid, and nursemaid; each female servant required to join the Little Bethel Congregation three times every Sunday--with a serious footman.

If the cook is more serious than the footman, she will be expected to improve the footman; if the footman is more serious than the cook, he will be expected to improve the cook."' 'I'll take the address of that place,' said the client; 'I don't know but what it mightn't suit me pretty well.' 'Here's another,' remarked Tom, turning over the leaves.


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