“ ‘The gay, the gay and festive scene,

The halls, the halls of dazzling light.’ ”

“ ‘The gay, the gay and festive scene, The halls, the halls of dazzling light.’ ”

“That’s it! And it was made neater by there really being two halls in the house, a front ’un and a back ’un, besides the servants.” He likewise dropped into a very pretty piece of poetry to be sure, respecting the extent to which he would be willing to put himself out of the way to bring Mrs. Boffin round, in case she should ever get low in her spirits in the house. Mrs. Boffin has a wonderful memory. Will you repeat it, my dear?”