Lizzie and Fevvers' new home in Battersea is a dream for them. They are now a part of an "old fashioned" family, with "old fashioned structure and values." Fevvers looks back fondly, thinking, "can you think of a more innocent way of earning a living, than to sell good ice-cream at modest prices to little children, after so many years of selling tricks to dirty old men." (51) Both women work at the shop during the day and help with Lizzie's nieces and nephews at night. Sticking to her pattern, Fevvers cuts her story to inform Lizzie that she is hungry. Lizzie runs out to get some food, and both Walser and Lizzie feel the discomfort in the room rise. Fevvers refuses to speak when Lizzie isn't in the room, so.....
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