

And couldnt she ask Uncle Pumblechook if he knew of a boy to go and play there? Isnt it just barely possible that Uncle Pumblechook may be a tenant of hers, and that he may sometimeswe wont say quarterly or half-yearly, for that would be requiring too much of youbut sometimesgo there to pay his rent? And couldnt she then ask Uncle Pumblechook if he knew of a boy to go and play there? And couldnt Uncle Pumblechook, being always considerate and thoughtful for usthough you may not think it, Joseph, in a tone of the deepest reproach, as if he were the most callous of nephews, then mention this boy, standing Prancing herewhich I solemnly declare I was not doingthat I have for ever been a willing slave to?

Good again! cried Uncle Pumblechook.