His boots,glossy pumps,and slippers she pushed into the shower-bath,where the poor fellow stepped into them the next morning,in the midst of a pool in which they were lying.The baby was found sucking his boot-hooks the next day in the nursery;and as for the bottle of varnish for his shoes,(which he generally paints upon the trees himself,having a pretty taste in that way,)it could never be found to the present hour but it was remarked that the young Master Gashleighs,when they came home for the holidays,always wore lacquered highlows;and the reader may draw his conclusions from THAT fact.
In the course of the day all the servants gave Mrs.Timmins warning.
The cook said she coodn't abear it no longer,'aving Mrs.G.always about her kitching,with her fingers in all the saucepans.Mrs.G.
had got her the place,but she preferred one as Mrs.G.didn't get for her.
The nurse said she was come to nuss Master Fitzroy,and knew her duty;his grandmamma wasn't his nuss,and was always aggrawating her,--missus must shoot herself elsewhere.
The housemaid gave utterance to the same sentiments in language more violent.
Little Buttons bounced up to his mistress,said he was butler of the family,Mrs.G.was always poking about his pantry,and dam if he'd stand it.
At every moment Rosa grew more and more bewildered.The baby howled a great deal during the day.His large china christening-bowl was cracked by Mrs.Gashleigh altering the flowers in it,and pretending to be very cool,whilst her hands shook with rage.