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Are Not Authors Generally Freemasons ?
LECTURE xx . — " Brother" Caudle has been to a Masonic Charitable Dinner . Mrs . Caudle has hidden the " Brother ' s" cheque-book . —All I say is this : I only wish I 'd been born a man . 'What do you say ? You wish I had ? Mr . Caudle , I ' 11 not lie quiet in my own bed to be insulted . Oh , yes , you did mean to insult me . I know what you mean . You mean , if I had been born a man , you 'd never have married me . That ' s a pretty sentimentI think ; and after the wife I ' ve been to .
, you And now I suppose you'll be going to public dinners every day ! it ' s no use your telling me you ' ve only been to one before ; that ' s nothing to do with it—nothing at all . Of course you ' 11 be out every night now . I knew what it would come to wdien you were made a Mason : when you were once made a ' brother , ' as you call yourself , I knew where the husband and father would be : —I ' m sure , Caudle , and though I ' m your own wife , I grieve to say it—I 'm sure you haven ' t so much heart ,
that you have any to spare for people out of doors . Indeed , I should like to see the man who has ! No , no Caudle ; I ' in by no means a selfish woman—quite the contrary ; I love my fellow-creatures as a wife and mother of a family , who has only to look to her own husband and children , ought to love ' em . " A ' brother , ' indeed ! What would you say , if I was to go and be made a ' sister ? ' AVhI know well—the house wouldn ' t hold
y , very you . " Where ' s your watch ? How should I know where your watch is ? You ought to know . But to be sure , people who go to public dinners never know where anything is when they come home . You ' ve lost it , no doubt ; and ' twill serve you quite right if you have . If it should be gone—and nothing more likely—I wonder if any of your 'brothers' will give you another ? Catch ' em doing it .
" You must find your watch ? And gou ' 11 get up for it ? Nonsense —don ' t be foolish—lie still . Your watch is on the mantel-piece . Ha ! isn ' t it a good thing for you , you ' ve somebody to take care of it ? " What do you say ? I ' m a dear creature ? Very dear , indeed , you think me , I dare say . But the fact is , you don ' t know what you ' re talkingabout to-night . 1 ' ma fool to open my lips to you— butlean ' tnelpit . " Where ' s your watch ? Haven ' t I told you—on the mantel-piece ?
All right indeed ? Pretty conduct you men call all right . There now , hold your tongue , Mr . Caudle , and go to sleep : I ' m sure ' tis the best thing you can do to-night . You ' 11 be able to listen to reason to-morrow morning ; now , it ' s thrown away upon you . " Where ' s your cheque-book ? Never mind your cheque-book . I took care of that . What business had I to take it out of your pocket ? Every business . No , no . If you choose to go to public dinners ,
whyas I ' m only your wife—I can ' t help it . But I know what fools men are made of there ; and if I know it , you never take your cheque-book again with you . What ! Did ' nt I see your name down last year for ten pounds ? 'Job Caudle , Esq ., 10 / . ' It looked very well in the newspapers , of course ; and you thought yourself a somebody , when they knocked the tavern tables ; but I only wish I 'd been there—yes , I onlwish I 'd been in the galleryIf I wouldn ' t have told iece of
y . a p my mind , I ' m not alive . Ten pounds , indeed ! and the world thinks you a very fine person for it . I only wish I could bring the world here , and show ' m what ' s wanted at home . I think the world would alter their mind then ; yes—a little . " What do you say ? A wife has no right to pick her husband ' s pocket ? A pretty husband you are , to talk in that way . Never mind : you can ' t prosecute her for it—or I ' ve no doubt you would ; none at all .
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Are Not Authors Generally Freemasons ?
LECTURE xx . — " Brother" Caudle has been to a Masonic Charitable Dinner . Mrs . Caudle has hidden the " Brother ' s" cheque-book . —All I say is this : I only wish I 'd been born a man . 'What do you say ? You wish I had ? Mr . Caudle , I ' 11 not lie quiet in my own bed to be insulted . Oh , yes , you did mean to insult me . I know what you mean . You mean , if I had been born a man , you 'd never have married me . That ' s a pretty sentimentI think ; and after the wife I ' ve been to .
, you And now I suppose you'll be going to public dinners every day ! it ' s no use your telling me you ' ve only been to one before ; that ' s nothing to do with it—nothing at all . Of course you ' 11 be out every night now . I knew what it would come to wdien you were made a Mason : when you were once made a ' brother , ' as you call yourself , I knew where the husband and father would be : —I ' m sure , Caudle , and though I ' m your own wife , I grieve to say it—I 'm sure you haven ' t so much heart ,
that you have any to spare for people out of doors . Indeed , I should like to see the man who has ! No , no Caudle ; I ' in by no means a selfish woman—quite the contrary ; I love my fellow-creatures as a wife and mother of a family , who has only to look to her own husband and children , ought to love ' em . " A ' brother , ' indeed ! What would you say , if I was to go and be made a ' sister ? ' AVhI know well—the house wouldn ' t hold
y , very you . " Where ' s your watch ? How should I know where your watch is ? You ought to know . But to be sure , people who go to public dinners never know where anything is when they come home . You ' ve lost it , no doubt ; and ' twill serve you quite right if you have . If it should be gone—and nothing more likely—I wonder if any of your 'brothers' will give you another ? Catch ' em doing it .
" You must find your watch ? And gou ' 11 get up for it ? Nonsense —don ' t be foolish—lie still . Your watch is on the mantel-piece . Ha ! isn ' t it a good thing for you , you ' ve somebody to take care of it ? " What do you say ? I ' m a dear creature ? Very dear , indeed , you think me , I dare say . But the fact is , you don ' t know what you ' re talkingabout to-night . 1 ' ma fool to open my lips to you— butlean ' tnelpit . " Where ' s your watch ? Haven ' t I told you—on the mantel-piece ?
All right indeed ? Pretty conduct you men call all right . There now , hold your tongue , Mr . Caudle , and go to sleep : I ' m sure ' tis the best thing you can do to-night . You ' 11 be able to listen to reason to-morrow morning ; now , it ' s thrown away upon you . " Where ' s your cheque-book ? Never mind your cheque-book . I took care of that . What business had I to take it out of your pocket ? Every business . No , no . If you choose to go to public dinners ,
whyas I ' m only your wife—I can ' t help it . But I know what fools men are made of there ; and if I know it , you never take your cheque-book again with you . What ! Did ' nt I see your name down last year for ten pounds ? 'Job Caudle , Esq ., 10 / . ' It looked very well in the newspapers , of course ; and you thought yourself a somebody , when they knocked the tavern tables ; but I only wish I 'd been there—yes , I onlwish I 'd been in the galleryIf I wouldn ' t have told iece of
y . a p my mind , I ' m not alive . Ten pounds , indeed ! and the world thinks you a very fine person for it . I only wish I could bring the world here , and show ' m what ' s wanted at home . I think the world would alter their mind then ; yes—a little . " What do you say ? A wife has no right to pick her husband ' s pocket ? A pretty husband you are , to talk in that way . Never mind : you can ' t prosecute her for it—or I ' ve no doubt you would ; none at all .