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For the fust six months it was all very well ; but then she grew gloomier and gloomier , though A. did everythink in life to please her . Old Shum used to come reglarly four times a wick to Cannon Row , where he lunched , and dined , and teed , and supd . The pore little man was a thought too fond of wine and spirits ; and many and many 's the night that I 've had to support him home . And you may be sure that Miss Betsy did not now desert her sister : she was at our place mornink , noon , and night ; not much to my mayster 's liking , though he was too good-natured to wex his wife in trifles . But Betsy never had forgotten the recollection of old days , and hated Altamont like the foul feind . She put all kind of bad things into the head of poor innocent missis ; who , from being all gayety and cheerfulness , grew to be quite melumcolly and pale , and retchid , just as if she had been the most misrable woman in the world . In three months more , a baby comes , in course , and with it old Mrs. Shum , who stuck to Mrs. ' side as close as a wampire , and made her retchider and retchider .