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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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I
had
forgotten
to
tell
Miss
Matty
about
the
pudding,
and
I
was
afraid
she
might
not
do
justice
to
it,
for
she
had
evidently
very
little
appetite
this
day;
so
I
seized
the
opportunity
of
letting
her
into
the
secret
while
Martha
took
away
the
meat.
Miss
Matty’s
eyes
filled
with
tears,
and
she
could
not
speak,
either
to
express
surprise
or
delight,
when
Martha
returned
bearing
it
aloft,
made
in
the
most
wonderful
representation
of
a
lion
couchant
that
ever
was
moulded.
Martha’s
face
gleamed
with
triumph
as
she
set
it
down
before
Miss
Matty
with
an
exultant
“There!”
Miss
Matty
wanted
to
speak
her
thanks,
but
could
not;
so
she
took
Martha’s
hand
and
shook
it
warmly,
which
set
Martha
off
crying,
and
I
myself
could
hardly
keep
up
the
necessary
composure.
Martha
burst
out
of
the
room,
and
Miss
Matty
had
to
clear
her
voice
once
or
twice
before
she
could
speak.
At
last
she
said,
“I
should
like
to
keep
this
pudding
under
a
glass
shade,
my
dear!”
and
the
notion
of
the
lion
couchant,
with
his
currant
eyes,
being
hoisted
up
to
the
place
of
honour
on
a
mantelpiece,
tickled
my
hysterical
fancy,
and
I
began
to
laugh,
which
rather
surprised
Miss
Matty.
“I
am
sure,
dear,
I
have
seen
uglier
things
under
a
glass
shade
before
now,”
said
she.
So
had
I,
many
a
time
and
oft,
and
I
accordingly
composed
my
countenance
(and
now
I
could
hardly
keep
from
crying),
and
we
both
fell
to
upon
the
pudding,
which
was
indeed
excellent—
only
every
morsel
seemed
to
choke
us,
our
hearts
were
so
full.
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