The Grinder Papers — page 189: what you’re looking at

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184 THE GRINDER PAPERS. “¥es,. sez. I. “Wake Mr. Meggs, please, and jine us in ‘the dinin’-room.” Sez he, ‘‘It ain’t fire or thieves?” “You shall hear,” sez I. ‘‘ Be calm, and you shall hear.” So she and me proceeded to the dinin’-room, and they fol lered. I closes the door, and turns up the gas, and we sits down. Miss Kalsomine commenced. Sez she, ‘‘Gentlemen, I’m sorry to inform you howt Miss Charity Grinder has diskivered suthin’ awful regardin’ Mr’ Chalker.” ‘‘Ah!” sez the doctor. Sez Mr. Meggs, ‘‘I haven’t much o’ an opinion o’ Chalker’s morals myself.” Sez Miss Kalsomine, ‘‘Its more than you can imagine, Mr. Meges. Miss Grinder happenin’ ‘¢Permiscously tu be passin’ the door,” sez I, “Yes,” sez she. ‘‘Overheard him a talkin’ tu another man, and connivin’ o’ a plot. And,” sez she—a sobbin’ sot I felt tu pity her—-‘‘tu think o’ livin’ respected, and keepin’ the best o tables at the prices things is now, fur tu hev plots connived under my own ruff.” Sez the doctor, ‘‘Trewth, Miss Kalsomine, is siaupens than fiction.” Sez Mr. Meggs, ‘‘ We're all attentions? | “Well, ” sez Miss Kalsomine, ‘‘ Miss Grinder heerd the plot, *