“How these men do talk about exercising their right
of sufferings!” said Mrs. Partington; “as if nobody in
the world suffered but themselves. They don't think of
our sufferings. We, poor creturs, must suffer and say
nothing about it, and drink cheap tea, and be troubled
with the children, and scour and scrub our souls out;
and we never say a thing about it. But a man comes on
regularly, once a year, like a Farmer's Almanac, and
grumbles about his sufferings; and it 's only then jest to
choose a governor, arter all. These men are hard creturs
to find out, and a'n't worth much after you have
found 'em out.”

This was intended as a lesson to Margaret, who was
working Charlotte and Werter on a blue ground, at her
side; but Margaret had her own idea of the matter, and
remained silent.

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