Here's half a crown to reward your wit."
"No, no, Mr. Hycy: I'm thankful to you; but you know I won't take it."
"Nanny, are you aware that it was I who caused you to be taken into this
family?"
"No," sir; "but I think it's very likely you'll be the cause of my going
out of it."
"It certainly is not improbable, Nanny. I will have no self-willed,
impracticable girls here."
"You won't have me here long, then, unless you mend your manners, Mr.
Hycy."
"Well, well, Nanny; let us not quarrel at all events. I will be late out
to-night, so that you must sit up and let me in. No, no, Nanny, we must
not quarrel; and if I have got fond of you, how can I help it? It's very
natural thing, you know, to love a pretty girl."
"But not so natural to lave her, Mr. Hycy, as you have left others
before now--I needn't name them--widout name, or fame, or hope, or
happiness in this world."
"I won't be in until late, Nanny," he replied, coolly. "Sit up for me.
You're a sharp one, but I can't spare you yet a while;" and, having
nodded to her with a remarkably benign aspect he went out.
"Ay," said she, after he had gone; "little you know, you hardened and
heartless profligate, how well I'm up to your schemes. Little you know
that I heard your bargain this evenin' wid Clinton, and that you're now
gone to meet the Hogans and Teddy Phats upon some dark business, that
can't be good or they wouldn't be in it; an' little you know what I know
besides.
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