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Chapter 61 We should begin, said my father, turning himself half round in bed, and shifting his pillow a little towards my mothers, as he opened the debate We should begin to think, Mrs. Shandy, of putting this boy into breeches. We should so,said my mother.We defer it, my dear, quoth my father, shamefully. I think we do, Mr. Shandy,said my mother. Not but the child looks extremely well, said my father, in his vests and tunicks. He does look very well in them,replied my mother. And for that reason it would be almost a sin, added my father, to take him out of em. It would so,said my mother:But indeed he is growing a very tall lad,- -rejoined my father. He is very tall for his age, indeed,said my mother. I can not (making two syllables of it) imagine, quoth my father, who the deuce he takes after. I cannot conceive, for my life, said my mother. Humph!said my father. (The dialogue ceased for a moment.) (I am very short myself,continued my father gravely. You are very short, Mr Shandy,said my mother. Humph! quoth my father to himself, a second time: in muttering which, he plucked his pillow a little further from my mothers,and turning about again, there was an end of the debate for three minutes and a half. When he gets these breeches made, cried my father in a higher tone, hell look like a beast in em. He will be very awkward in them at first, replied my mother. And twill be lucky, if thats the worst ont, added my father. It will be very lucky, answered my mother. I suppose, replied my father,making some pause first,hell be exactly like other peoples children. Exactly, said my mother. Though I shall be sorry for that, added my father: and so the debate stoppd again. They should be of leather, said my father, turning him about again. They will last him, said my mother, the longest. But he can have no linings to em, replied my father. He cannot, said my mother. Twere better to have them of fustian, quoth my father. |
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