From the glimpses she caught of Mr Dombey at these times, sitting in the dark distance, looking out towards the infant from among the dark heavy furniture—the house had been inhabited for years by his

Chapter 3. In which Mr Dombey, as a Man and a Father, is seen at the Head of the Home-Department The funeral of the deceased lady having been ‘performed’ to the entire satisfaction of the undertaker, as

One of my little boys is a going to learn me, when he’s old enough, and been to school himself.’ ‘Well,’ said Mr Dombey, after looking at him attentively, and with no great favour, as he stood gazing round

Meanwhile, of course, the child is—’ ‘Going to the Devil,’ said Mr Chick, thoughtfully, ‘to be sure.’ Admonished, however, that he had committed himself, by the indignation expressed in Mrs Chick’s countenance

These and other appearances of a similar nature, had served to propagate the opinion, that Miss Tox was a lady of what is called a limited independence, which she turned to the best account. Possibly her

He’s quite a Dombey!’ ‘Well, well!’ returned her brother—for Mr Dombey was her brother—‘I think he is like the family. Don’t agitate yourself, Louisa.’ ‘It’s very foolish of me,’ said Louisa, sitting down,

That the hope of giving birth to a new partner in such a House, could not fail to awaken a glorious and stirring ambition in the breast of the least ambitious of her sex. That Mrs Dombey had entered on

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