Ben knocked at the door of the Poorhouse. In due time Mrs. Mudge appeared. She was a little alarmed on seeing Ben, not knowing how Squire Newcome might be affected by the reception she had given him on his last visit. Accordingly she received him with unusual politeness.
"How do you do, Master Newcome?" she inquired.
"As well as could be expected," said Ben, hesitatingly.
"Why, is there anything the matter with you?" inquired Mrs. Mudge, her curiosity excited by his manner of speaking.
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19. Mrs. Mudge's Discomfiture
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