Chapter XIII. Mr Tulliver Further Entangles the Skein of Life

dpoorBessy’sbadluckwithherchildren,andexpressedahalf-formedprojectofpayingforMaggie’sbeingsenttoadistantboarding-school,whichwouldnotpreventherbeingsobrown,butmighttendtosubduesomeothervicesinher,auntGleggblamedBessyforherweakness,andappealedtoallwitnesseswhoshouldbelivingwhentheTulliverchildrenhadturnedoutill,thatshe,MrsGlegg,hadalwayssaidhowitwouldbefromtheveryfirst,observingthatitwaswonderfultoherselfhowallherwordscametrue. “ThenImaycallandtellBessyyou’llbearnomalice,andeverythingbeasitwasbefore?”MrsPulletsaid,justbeforeparting. “Yes,youmay,Sophy,”saidMrsGlegg“youmaytellMrTulliver,andBessytoo,asI’mnotgoingtobehaveillbecausefolksbehaveilltomeIknowit’smyplace,astheeldest,tosetanexampleineveryrespect,andIdoit.Nobodycansaydifferentofme,ifthey’llkeeptothetruth.” MrsGleggbeinginthisstateofsatisfactioninherownloftymagnanimity,IleaveyoutojudgewhateffectwasproducedonherbythereceptionofashortletterfromMrTulliverthatveryevening,afterMrsPullet’sdeparture,informingherthatsheneedn’ttroublehermindaboutherfivehundredpounds,foritshouldbepaidbacktoherinthecourseofthenextmonthatfarthest,togetherwiththeinterestduethereon