I have the dinners to provide, and to see that the cook does not give
the fragments to the policeman. I have been brought up to do these
things, and habit has made them usual occupations to me. I never envied
you when you had to encounter all Mr. Scarborough's vagaries; but I knew
that they sufficed to give you something to do."
"They have sufficed," said he, "to leave me without anything that I can
do."
"You must not allow yourself to be so left. You must find out some
employment." Then they sat silent for a time, while Mr. Grey occupied
himself with some of the numerous papers which it would be necessary
that he should hand over to Mr. Barry. "And now," said Dolly, "Mr.
Carroll will have gone out, and I will go over to the Terrace. I have to
see them every day, and Mr. Carroll has the decency to take himself off
to some billiard-table so as to make room for me."
"What are they doing about that man?" said Mr. Grey.
"About the lover? Mr. Juniper has, I fancy, made himself extremely
disagreeable, not satisfying himself with abusing you and me, but poor
aunt as well, and all the girls. He has, I fancy, got some money of his
own."
"He has had money paid to him by Captain Scarborough; but that I should
fancy would rather make him in a good humor than the reverse.
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