Chapter 32

           Tuesdayafternooncame,andwanedtothetwilight. ThevillageofSt.Petersburgstillmourned. Thelostchildrenhadnotbeenfound. Publicprayershadbeenofferedupforthem,andmanyandmanyaprivateprayerthathadthepetitioner’swholeheartinit;butstillnogoodnewscamefromthecave. Themajorityofthesearchershadgivenupthequestandgonebacktotheirdailyavocations,sayingthatitwasplainthechildrencouldneverbefound. Mrs.Thatcherwasveryill,andagreatpartofthetimedelirious. Peoplesaiditwasheartbreakingtohearhercallherchild,andraiseherheadandlistenawholeminuteatatime,thenlayitwearilydownagainwithamoan. AuntPollyhaddroopedintoasettledmelancholy,andhergrayhairhadgrownalmostwhite. ThevillagewenttoitsrestonTuesdaynight,sadandforlorn. 

           Awayinthemiddleofthenightawildpealburstfromthevillagebells,andinamomentthestreetswereswarmingwithfrantichalf-cladpeople,whoshouted, "Turnout!turnout!they’refound!they’refound!" Tinpansandhornswereaddedtothedin,thepopulationmasseditselfandmovedtowardtheriver,metthechildrencominginanopencarriagedrawnbyshoutingcitizens,throngedaroundit,joineditshomewardmarch,andsweptmagnificentlyupthemainstreetroaringhuzzahafterhuzzah! 

           Thevillagewasilluminated; nobodywenttobedagain; itwasthegreatestnightthelittletownhadeverseen. Duringthefirsthalf-houraprocessionofvillagersfiledthroughJudgeThatcher’shouse,seizedthesavedonesandkissedthem,squeezedMrs.Thatcher’shand,triedtospeakbutcouldn’tanddriftedoutrainingtearsallovertheplace. 

           AuntPolly’shappinesswascomplete,andMrs.Thatcher’snearlyso. Itwouldbecomplete,however,assoonasthemessengerdispatchedwiththegreatnewstothecaveshouldgetthewordtoherhusband. 

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