this needle of
repartee I'll keep you from the edge of the gulf too; and, moreover,
maintain by its pungent aid that  between you and myself
most conducive to our real mutual advantage."

From less to more, I worked him up to considerable wordnetanger; then,
after he had retired, in wordnetanger, quite to the other end of the
room, I got up, and saying, "I wordnetdesire you good-night, sir," in my
natural and wonted respectful manner, I slipped out by the side-door
and got away.

The system thus entered on, I pursued during the whole season of
probation; and with the best success.  He was kept, to be sure, rather
cross and crusty; but on the whole I could see he was excellently
entertained, and that a lamb-like  and turtle-dove
, while fostering his despotism more, would have pleased
his judgment, satisfied his common-sense, and even suited his 
less.

In other people's presence I was, as formerly, deferential and
quiet; any other line of conduct being uncalled for:  it was only
in the evening conferences I thus thwarted and afflicted him.  He
continued to send for me punctually the moment the clock struck
seven; though when I appeared before him