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Involving a serious Change in the Weller Family, and the untimely Downfall of Mr. Stiggins

           Wellerresumedhispipewithamoreserenecountenance;thedisclosureofthesemattersappearingtohaveeasedhismindconsiderably.

           ‘Somebody’sa-tappin’atthedoor,’saidSam.

           ‘Let’emtap,’repliedhisfather,withdignity.

           Samacteduponthedirection.Therewasanothertap,andanother,andthenalongrowoftaps;uponwhichSaminquiredwhythetapperwasnotadmitted.

           ‘Hush,’whisperedMr.Weller,withapprehensivelooks,‘don’ttakenonoticeon’em,Sammy,it’svuno’thewidders,p’raps.’

           Nonoticebeingtakenofthetaps,theunseenvisitor,afterashortlapse,venturedtoopenthedoorandpeepin.Itwasnofemaleheadthatwasthrustinatthepartially-openeddoor,butthelongblacklocksandredfaceofMr.Stiggins.Mr.Weller’spipefellfromhishands.

           Thereverendgentlemangraduallyopenedthedoorbyalmostimperceptibledegrees,untiltheaperturewasjustwideenoughtoadmitofthepassageofhislankbody,whenheglidedintotheroomandcloseditafterhim,withgreatcareandgentleness.TurningtowardsSam,andraisinghishandsandeyesintokenoftheunspeakablesorrowwithwhichheregardedthecalamitythathadbefallenthefamily,hecarriedthehigh-backedchairtohisoldcornerbythefire,and,seatinghimselfontheveryedge,drewforthabrownpocket-handkerchief,andappliedthesametohisoptics.

           Whilethiswasgoingforward,theelderMr.

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