It was ten o'clock when I got through , and Alexander Abraham had gone to bed without deigning further speech . I locked Mr. Riley in one room and William Adolphus in another and went to bed , too . I had never felt so dead tired in my life before . It had been a hard day . But I got up bright and early the next morning and got a tiptop breakfast , which Alexander Abraham condescended to eat . When the provision man came into the yard I called to him from the window to bring me a box of soap in the afternoon , and then I tackled the sitting-room . It took me the best part of a week to get that house in order , but I did it thoroughly . I am noted for doing things thoroughly . At the end of the time it was clean from garret to cellar . Alexander Abraham made no comments on my operations , though he groaned loud and often , and said caustic things to poor Mr. Riley , who had n't the spirit to answer back after his drubbing by William Adolphus . I made allowances for Alexander Abraham because his vaccination had taken and his arm was real sore ; and I cooked elegant meals , not having much else to do , once I had got things scoured up . The house was full of provisions -- Alexander Abraham was n't mean about such things , I will say that for him . Altogether , I was more comfortable than I had expected to be . When Alexander Abraham would n't talk I let him alone ; and when he would I just said as sarcastic things as he did , only I said them smiling and pleasant . I could see he had a wholesome awe for me . But now and then he seemed to forget his disposition and talked like a human being . We had one or two real interesting conversations . Alexander Abraham was an intelligent man , though he had got terribly warped . I told him once I thought he must have been nice when he was a boy . One day he astonished me by appearing at the dinner table with his hair brushed and a white collar on .
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