CHARLES DICKENS DOMBEY AND SON CHAPTER I Dombey and ...

'I'll trouble you also, if you please,' said Miss Tox, 'with this card and
this shilling. He's to drive to the card, and is to understand that he will
not on any account have more than the shilling.'
'No, Miss,'said Towlinson.
'And--I'm sorry to give you so much trouble, Towlinson,'--said Miss Tox,
looking at him pensively.
'Not at all, Miss,' said Towlinson.
'Mention to the man, then, if you please, Towlinson,' said Miss Tox, 'That
the lady's uncle is a magistrate, and that if he gives her any of his
impertinence he will be punished terribly. You can pretend to say that, if
you please, Towlinson, in a friendly way, and because you know it was done
to another man, who died.'
'Certainly, Miss,' said Towlinson.
'And now good night to my sweet, sweet, sweet, godson,' said Miss Tox, with
a soft shower of kisses at each repetition of the adjective; 'and Louisa, my
dear friend, promise me to take a little something warm before you go to
bed, and not to distress yourself!'
It was with extreme difficulty that Nipper, the black-eyed, who looked on
steadfastly, contained herself at this crisis, and, until the subsequent
departure of Mrs. Chick. But the nursery being at length free of visitors,
she made herself some recompense for her late restraint.
'You might keep me in a strait - waistcoat for six weeks,' said Nipper, 'and
when I got it off I'd only be more aggravated, who ever heard the like of
them two Griffins, Mrs. Richards?'
'And then to talk of having been dreaming, poor dear!' said Polly.