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Mrs. Parker that she had never been treated
so badly in her life by any person, and no-
tified her that she should leave the moment
her week was up; that, anyhow, she had
nothing to do with the lamps—lighting
them was the chambermaid’s work.

It so happened that Mrs. Parker had sent
the chambermaid out, and this the cook
knew very well; but cook was in a bad
humour about something, and didn’t choose
to do any thing not in the original contract.
She was a good domestic, and had lived
with Mrs. Parker for some years. She had
her humours, as every one has, but these
had always been borne with by her mis-
tress. Too many fretting incidents had

just occurred, however, and Mrs. Parker's,”

mind was not so evenly balanced as usual.
Nancy’s words and manner provoked her
too far, and she replied, “ Very well; go
in welcome.”

Here was a state of affairs tending in
no degree to increase the happiness of the
retired tradesman. His wife met him at