"
"Well, that's delight," said Caroline. "There's no one does
the handsome thing like you, Dandy Mick, and I always say so.
Oh! I love the Temple! 'Tis so genteel! I was speaking of it
to Harriet last night; she never was there. I proposed to go
with her--but two girls alone,--you understand me. One does
not like to be seen in these places, as if one kept no
company."
"Very true," said Mick; "and now we'll be off. Good night,
widow."
"You'll remember us to-morrow evening," said Caroline. "To-
morrow evening! The Temple!" murmured Mrs Carey to herself.
"I think the world is turned upside downwards in these parts.
A brat like Mick Radley to live in a two pair, with a wife and
family, or as good as he says; and this girl asks me to take a
dish of tea with her and keeps house! Fathers and mothers
goes for nothing," continued Mrs Carey, as she took a very
long pinch of snuff and deeply mused. "'tis the children gets
the wages," she added after a profound pause, "and there it
is."
Book 2 Chapter 10
In the meantime Gerard and Stephen stopped before a tall,
thin, stuccoed house, ballustraded and friezed, very much
lighted both within and without, and, from the sounds that
issued from it, and the persons who retired and entered,
evidently a locality of great resort and bustle.
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