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Where should she get such another lodger as Mrs. Hurtle , -- a lady who not only did not inquire about victuals , but who was always suggesting that the children should eat this pudding or finish that pie , and who had never questioned an item in a bill since she had been in the house ! `` We 'll say nothing about that yet , Mrs. Pipkin . '' Then Mrs. Pipkin gave utterance to so many assurances of sympathy and help that it almost seemed that she was prepared to guarantee to her lodger another lover in lieu of the one who was now dismissed . Two , three , four , and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday . More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room , but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words . But his condition was one which only admits of short snatches of uneasy slumber . From head to foot , he was sick and ill and sore , and could find no comfort anywhere .