lady''sright.sheiotatallanattractiveperson.sheierhaeighteen,perhatwenty,hardlyolder.shewearsalittlesailorhatofblackstrawthathaslongbeenexposedtothedustandsootoflondonandhaeldomifeverbeerushed.herhairneedswashingratherbadly:itsmousycolorcanhardlybenatural.shewearsashoddyblackcoatthatreacheearlytoherkneesandihapedtoherwaist.shehasabrowkirtwithacoarseapron.herbootsaremuchtheworseforwear.sheiodoubtascleanahecanaffordtobeutcomparedtotheladieheisverydirty.herfeaturesarenoworsethantheiruttheirconditionleaveomethingtobedesired;andsheneedstheservicesofadentist].
themother
howdoyouknowthatmyson''ameisfreddy,pray?
theflowergirl
ow,eezye-ooasan,ise?wal,fewddany''de-ootybawmzamathershould,eednowbetterntoawlaporegel''sflahrznthanranawyathahtpyin.willye-oopymef''them?[here,withapologies,thisdeerateattempttorepresentherdialectwithoutaphoneticalphabetmustbeabandonedasunintelligibleoutsidelondon
.]
thedaughter
donothingofthesort,mother.theidea!
themother
pleaseallowme,clara.haveyouanypeies?
thedaughter
no.i''venothingsmallerthaixpence.
theflowergirl
[hopefully]icangiveyouchangeforataer,kindlady.
themother
[toclara]giveittome.[clarapartsreluctantly].now[tothegirl]thisisforyourflowers.
theflowergirl
thankyoukindly,lady.
thedaughter
makehergiveyouthechange.thesethingsareonlyapeyabunch.
themother
doholdyourtongue,clara.[tothegirl].youcankeepthechange.
theflowergirl
oh,thankyou,lady.
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