New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . earliest opportunity of declaring his truesentiments. Having craftily given all the minis-ters and officers of the Court permission to makean excursion into the neighboring country; andhaving granted, unasked, a holiday to all hisdomestics, with the exception of Cancanina, whom SANDFORD AND MERTON. 215 he deputed to remain at home and attend thekitchen of the palace, he gave his hair an addi-tional curl, and, arrayed in his most splendidrobes, quietly des
New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . earliest opportunity of declaring his truesentiments. Having craftily given all the minis-ters and officers of the Court permission to makean excursion into the neighboring country; andhaving granted, unasked, a holiday to all hisdomestics, with the exception of Cancanina, whom SANDFORD AND MERTON. 215 he deputed to remain at home and attend thekitchen of the palace, he gave his hair an addi-tional curl, and, arrayed in his most splendidrobes, quietly descended the back-stairs which ledto the culinary department of his royal felt his heart pal-pitating with the mostviolent emotion as heentered the what was his con-sternation at hearingsounds of merrimentproceeding from thekitchen. He had butsufficient time to stepadroitly into a capa-cious linen press, whenthrough the crevices of the cupboard door, which he had carefullyclosed after him, he saw Chronon and Cancaninaenter together, laughing and dancing, the latterhaving in her hand a sieve, which she was treat-. 216 THE NEW HISTORY OF ing as though it were a tambourine, while hercompanion was pretending to perform severalmeasures of a voluptuous character on the bur-nished warming-pan which he handled like aguitar.
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