Did I thank you, sir, for
your generous offer to trade with us when we take over the business? I
was that rattled, sir, I fear I forgot to--"
"It is taken for granted, Diggs. And you--you all leave us on the
fourteenth of July?"
"If quite convenient, Mr. Bingle."
"The anniversary of the fall of the Bastile," mused the distressed
master of the house.
"Oh, I hassure you, sir, that really had nothing to do with it," said
Diggs.
"Well, I suppose I shall have to train a new lot to take your places."
"I would suggest that you advance Hughes to the place of butler. He is
a very competent man."
"We'll see. And now you may say to the other three members of the
Covent Garden Fruit Company that I accept their resignations with
regret, and wish all of them joy."
"Thank you, sir. I shall speak to Watson and Miss Stokes, and I shall
ask Watson to carry your message to Miss Taylor."
"Can't you attend to that part of it yourself, Diggs?"
Diggs stiffened. "I regret to say, sir, that Miss Taylor and I 'ave
had a--what you might describe, sir, as a bit of a tiff.
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