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Meanwhile
Mrs
.
Larcher
’
s
drawing
-
room
furniture
was
enough
for
him
.
When
Will
Ladislaw
had
come
in
,
a
second
fender
,
said
to
have
been
forgotten
in
its
right
place
,
suddenly
claimed
the
auctioneer
’
s
enthusiasm
,
which
he
distributed
on
the
equitable
principle
of
praising
those
things
most
which
were
most
in
need
of
praise
.
The
fender
was
of
polished
steel
,
with
much
lancet
-
shaped
open
-
work
and
a
sharp
edge
"
Now
,
ladies
,
"
said
he
,
"
I
shall
appeal
to
you
.
Here
is
a
fender
which
at
any
other
sale
would
hardly
be
offered
with
out
reserve
,
being
,
as
I
may
say
,
for
quality
of
steel
and
quaintness
of
design
,
a
kind
of
thing
"
—
here
Mr
.
Trumbull
dropped
his
voice
and
became
slightly
nasal
,
trimming
his
outlines
with
his
left
finger
—
"
that
might
not
fall
in
with
ordinary
tastes
.
Allow
me
to
tell
you
that
by
-
and
-
by
this
style
of
workmanship
will
be
the
only
one
in
vogue
—
half
-
a
-
crown
,
you
said
?
thank
you
—
going
at
half
-
a
-
crown
,
this
characteristic
fender
;
and
I
have
particular
information
that
the
antique
style
is
very
much
sought
after
in
high
quarters
.
Three
shillings
—
three
-
and
-
sixpence
—
hold
it
well
up
,
Joseph
!
Look
,
ladies
,
at
the
chastity
of
the
design
—
I
have
no
doubt
myself
that
it
was
turned
out
in
the
last
century
!
Four
shillings
,
Mr
.
Mawmsey
?
—
four
shillings
.
"
"
It
’
s
not
a
thing
I
would
put
in
MY
drawing
-
room
,
"
said
Mrs
.
Mawmsey
,
audibly
,
for
the
warning
of
the
rash
husband
.
"
I
wonder
AT
Mrs
.
Larcher
.
Every
blessed
child
’
s
head
that
fell
against
it
would
be
cut
in
two
.
The
edge
is
like
a
knife
.
"
"
Quite
true
,
"
rejoined
Mr
.
Trumbull
,
quickly
,
"
and
most
uncommonly
useful
to
have
a
fender
at
hand
that
will
cut
,
if
you
have
a
leather
shoe
-
tie
or
a
bit
of
string
that
wants
cutting
and
no
knife
at
hand
:
many
a
man
has
been
left
hanging
because
there
was
no
knife
to
cut
him
down
.
Gentlemen
,
here
’
s
a
fender
that
if
you
had
the
misfortune
to
hang
yourselves
would
cut
you
down
in
no
time
—
with
astonishing
celerity
—
four
-
and
-
sixpence
—
five
—
five
-
and
-
sixpence
—
an
appropriate
thing
for
a
spare
bedroom
where
there
was
a
four
-
poster
and
a
guest
a
little
out
of
his
mind
—
six
shillings
—
thank
you
,
Mr
.
Clintup
—
going
at
six
shillings
—
going
—
gone
!
"
The
auctioneer
’
s
glance
,
which
had
been
searching
round
him
with
a
preternatural
susceptibility
to
all
signs
of
bidding
,
here
dropped
on
the
paper
before
him
,
and
his
voice
too
dropped
into
a
tone
of
indifferent
despatch
as
he
said
,
"
Mr
.
Clintup
.
Be
handy
,
Joseph
.
"
"
It
was
worth
six
shillings
to
have
a
fender
you
could
always
tell
that
joke
on
,
"
said
Mr
.
Clintup
,
laughing
low
and
apologetically
to
his
next
neighbor
.
He
was
a
diffident
though
distinguished
nurseryman
,
and
feared
that
the
audience
might
regard
his
bid
as
a
foolish
one
.
Meanwhile
Joseph
had
brought
a
trayful
of
small
articles
.
"
Now
,
ladies
,
"
said
Mr
.
Trumbull
,
taking
up
one
of
the
articles
,
"
this
tray
contains
a
very
recherchy
lot
—
a
collection
of
trifles
for
the
drawing
-
room
table
—
and
trifles
make
the
sum
OF
human
things
—
nothing
more
important
than
trifles
—
(
yes
,
Mr
.
Ladislaw
,
yes
,
by
-
and
-
by
)
—
but
pass
the
tray
round
,
Joseph
—
these
bijoux
must
be
examined
,
ladies
.
This
I
have
in
my
hand
is
an
ingenious
contrivance
—
a
sort
of
practical
rebus
,
I
may
call
it
:
here
,
you
see
,
it
looks
like
an
elegant
heart
-
shaped
box
,
portable
—
for
the
pocket
;
there
,
again
,
it
becomes
like
a
splendid
double
flower
—
an
ornament
for
the
table
;
and
now
"
—
Mr
.
Trumbull
allowed
the
flower
to
fall
alarmingly
into
strings
of
heart
-
shaped
leaves
—
"
a
book
of
riddles
!
No
less
than
five
hundred
printed
in
a
beautiful
red
.
Gentlemen
,
if
I
had
less
of
a
conscience
,
I
should
not
wish
you
to
bid
high
for
this
lot
—
I
have
a
longing
for
it
myself
.
What
can
promote
innocent
mirth
,
and
I
may
say
virtue
,
more
than
a
good
riddle
?
—
it
hinders
profane
language
,
and
attaches
a
man
to
the
society
of
refined
females
.
This
ingenious
article
itself
,
without
the
elegant
domino
-
box
,
card
-
basket
,
&
c
.
,
ought
alone
to
give
a
high
price
to
the
lot
.
Carried
in
the
pocket
it
might
make
an
individual
welcome
in
any
society
.
Four
shillings
,
sir
?
—
four
shillings
for
this
remarkable
collection
of
riddles
with
the
et
caeteras
.
Here
is
a
sample
:
‘
How
must
you
spell
honey
to
make
it
catch
lady
-
birds
?
Answer
—
money
.
’
You
hear
?
—
lady
-
birds
—
honey
money
.
This
is
an
amusement
to
sharpen
the
intellect
;
it
has
a
sting
—
it
has
what
we
call
satire
,
and
wit
without
indecency
.
Four
-
and
-
sixpence
—
five
shillings
.
"
The
bidding
ran
on
with
warming
rivalry
.
Mr
.
Bowyer
was
a
bidder
,
and
this
was
too
exasperating
.
Bowyer
couldn
’
t
afford
it
,
and
only
wanted
to
hinder
every
other
man
from
making
a
figure
.
The
current
carried
even
Mr
.
