I Am Sent Away from Home

           Wemighthavegoneabouthalfamile,andmypocket-handkerchiefwasquitewetthrough,whenthecarrierstoppedshort.Lookingouttoascertainforwhat,Isaw,toMyamazement,Peggottyburstfromahedgeandclimbintothecart.Shetookmeinbothherarms,andsqueezedmetoherstaysuntilthepressureonmynosewasextremelypainful,thoughIneverthoughtofthattillafterwardswhenIfounditverytender.NotasingleworddidPeggottyspeak.Releasingoneofherarms,sheputitdowninherpockettotheelbow,andbroughtoutsomepaperbagsofcakeswhichshecrammedintomypockets,andapursewhichsheputintomyhand,butnotoneworddidshesay.Afteranotherandafinalsqueezewithbotharms,shegotdownfromthecartandranaway;and,mybeliefis,andhasalwaysbeen,withoutasolitarybuttononhergown.Ipickedupone,ofseveralthatwererollingabout,andtreasureditasakeepsakeforalongtime.

           Thecarrierlookedatme,asiftoinquireifshewerecomingback.Ishookmyhead,andsaidIthoughtnot.‘Thencomeup,’saidthecarriertothelazyhorse;whocameupaccordingly.

           HavingbythistimecriedasmuchasIpossiblycould,Ibegantothinkitwasofnousecryinganymore,especiallyasneitherRoderickRandom,northatCaptainintheRoyalBritishNavy,hadevercried,thatIcouldremember,intryingsituations.Thecarrier,seeingmeinthisresolution,proposedthatmypocket-handkerchiefshouldbespreaduponthehorse’sbacktodry.

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