. Thackerayana;. country, and, renouncing the bustle of the world, had given him-self up to domestic enjoyments; his time and attention, weredevoted chiefly to the care of his children. The pleasure whichhe himself felt in humouring all their little fancies made him forgethow troublesome that indulgence might be to others. * The first morning we were at his house, when Mr. Fleetwoodcame into the parlour to breakfast, all the places at table were occupied by the children ;it was necessary that oneof them should be displacedto make room for him ;and, in the disturbancewhich this occasioned, atea
. Thackerayana;. country, and, renouncing the bustle of the world, had given him-self up to domestic enjoyments; his time and attention, weredevoted chiefly to the care of his children. The pleasure whichhe himself felt in humouring all their little fancies made him forgethow troublesome that indulgence might be to others. * The first morning we were at his house, when Mr. Fleetwoodcame into the parlour to breakfast, all the places at table were occupied by the children ;it was necessary that oneof them should be displacedto make room for him ;and, in the disturbancewhich this occasioned, ateacup was overturned, andscalded the finger of eldest daughter, a child about seven years old, whosewhimpering and complaining attracted the whole attention duringbreakfast. That being over, the eldest boy came forward with abook in his hand, and Mr. Selby asked Mr. Fleetwood to hearhim read his lesson. Mrs. Selby joined in the request, thoughboth looked as if they were rather conferring a favour on their. THE MIRROR: 415 guest. The eldest had no sooner finished, than the youngest boypresented himself; upon which his father observed that it wouldbe doing injustice to Will not to hear him as well as his elderbrother Jack, and in this way was my friend obliged to spend themorning in performing the office of a schoolmaster to the childrenin succession. Mr. Fleetwood liked a game at whist, and promised himselfa party in the evening, free from interruption. Cards were accord-ingly proposed, but Mrs. Selby observed that her little daughter,?who still complained of her scalded finger, needed amusement asmuch as any of the company. In place of cards, Miss Harrietinsisted on the game of the goose. Down to it we sat, and toa stranger it would have been not unamusing to, see Mr. Fleet-wood, with his sorrowful countenance, at the royal and pleasantgame of the goose, with a child of seven years old. It is unne-cessary to dwell longer on particulars. During all the time wewere at Mr.
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