the last supper

might have gone on in this figurative manner, if Dora's face had not admonished me that she was wondering with all her might whether I was going to propose any new kind of vaccination, or other medical remedy, for this unwholesome state of ours. Therefore I checked myself, and made my meaning plainer. ¡¡¡¡'It is not merely, my pet,' said I, 'that we lose money and comfort, and even temper sometimes, by not learning to be more careful; but that we incur the serious responsibility of spoiling everyone who comes into our service, or has any dealings with us. I begin to be afraid that the fault is not entirely on one side, but that these people all turn out ill because we don't turn out very well ourselves.' ¡¡¡¡'Oh, what an accusation,' exclaimed Dora,
opening her eyes wide; 'to say that you ever saw me take gold watches! Oh!' ¡¡¡¡'My dearest,' I remonstrated, 'don't talk preposterous nonsense! Who has made the least allusion to gold watches?' ¡¡¡¡'You did,' returned Dora. 'You know you did. You said I hadn't turned out well, and compared me to him.' ¡¡¡¡'To whom?' I asked.