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Just like a woman! ejaculated Thaddeus, angrily.
Yes, returned Bessie, missing Thaddeuss point slightly. It was very thoughtful of Norah to look after Johns work, knowing how important it was to you.
Fortunately Thaddeus was out of breath trying to shine up the other pointed-toe shoe, so that his only reply to this was a look, which Bessie, absorbed as she was in putting the studs in Thaddeuss shirt, did not see. If she had seen it, I doubt if she would have been so entirely happy as the tender little song she was humming softly to herself seemed to indicate that she was.
Some people are born lucky! growled Thaddeus, as he finished rubbing up the left boot, giving it a satin finish which hardly matched the luminous brilliance of its mate, though he said it would do. Theres Bradley, now; he never has any domestic woes of this sort, and he pays just half what we do for his servants.
Oh, Mr. Bradley. I dont like him! ejaculated Bessie. You are always talking about Mr. Bradley, as if he had an automaton for a servant.
No, I dont say he has an automaton, returned Thaddeus. Automatons dont often work, and Bradleys jewel does. Her name is Mary, but Bradley always calls her his jewel.
Ive heard of jewels, said Bessie, thinking of the two Thaddeus and she had begun their married life with, but theyve always seemed to me to be paste emeraldsawfully green, and not worth much.
Theres no paste emerald about Bradleys girl, said Thaddeus. Why, he says that woman has been in Mrs. Bradleys employ for seven weeks now, and she hasnt broken a bit of china; never sweeps dust under the beds or bureaus; keeps the silver polished so that it looks as if it were solid; gets up at six every morning; cooks well; is civil, sober, industrious; has no hangers-on