"Poor old Kimber. What a beastly shame."
"Eh, 'tis a shame to be sure."
"Never mind; I can give him a bigger job at the Manor."
"Oh, Master Jerrold, if you would, it'd be a kindness, I'm sure. And
Kimber 'e deserves it, the way they've stuck to Miss Anne."
"He does indeed. It's pretty decent of them. I'll see about that before
I go."
"Thank you, sir. Sutton and me thought maybe you'd do something for him, else I shouldn't have spoken. And if there's anything I can do for Miss Anne I'll do it. I've always looked on her as one of you. But 'tis a pity, all the same."
"You mustn't say that, Nanny. I tell you it's all perfectly right."
"Well, I shall never say as 'tisn't. No, nor think it. You can trust me for that, Master Jerrold."
He thought: Poor old Nanny. She lies like a brick.
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