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Enquire within upon everything
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Robert Kemp Philp
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Presently,
she
saw
something
likely
to
suit
her,
and
as
there
was
a
bill
in
the
window,
"To
be
let--Enquire
Within,"
she
gave
a
loud
rat-a-tat-tat
at
the
door.
The
servant
opened
it.
"I
see
this
'ouse
is
to
let."
"Yes,
ma'am,
it
is;
will
you
walk
in?"
"'Ow
many
rooms
are
there?"
"Eleven,
ma'am;
but
if
you
will
step
in,
mistress
will
speak
to
you."
A
very
graceful
lady
made
her
appearance
at
the
parlour
door,
and
invited
us
to
step
in.
I
felt
exceedingly
nervous,
for
I
at
once
perceived
that
the
lady
of
the
house
spoke
with
that
accuracy
and
taste
which
is
one
of
the
best
indications
of
refinement.
"The
house
is
to
let--and
a
very
pleasant
residence
we
have
found
it."
"'Ave
you
hoccupied
it
long?"
"Our
family
has
resided
here
for
more
than
nine
years."
"Then,
I
suppose,
your
lease
'as
run
hout!"
"No!
we
have
it
for
five
years
longer:
but
my
brother,
who
is
a
clergyman,
has
been
appointed
to
a
living
in
Yorkshire,
and
for
his
sake,
and
for
the
pleasure
of
his
society,
we
desire
to
remove."
"Well--there's
nothing
like
keeping
families
together
for
the
sake
of
'appiness.
Now
there's
my
poor
dear
'Itching"
[There
she
paused,
as
if
somewhat
affected,
and
some
young
ladies
who
were
in
the
room
drew
their
heads
together,
and
appeared
to
consult
about
their
needlework;
but
I
saw,
by
dimples
upon
their
cheeks,
which
they
could
not
conceal,
that
they
were
smiling],
"'e's
'itherto
been
hat
'ome
so
seldom,
that
I've
'ardly
hever
known
what
'appiness
his."
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