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I Am Shown Two Interesting Penitents

           

           Severalgentlemenweremuchaffected;andathirdquestioner,forcinghimselftothefront,inquiredwithextremefeeling:‘Howdoyoufindthebeef?’

           ‘Thankyou,sir,’repliedUriah,glancinginthenewdirectionofthisvoice,‘itwastougheryesterdaythanIcouldwish;butit’smydutytobear.Ihavecommittedfollies,gentlemen,’saidUriah,lookingroundwithameeksmile,‘andIoughttobeartheconsequenceswithoutrepining.’Amurmur,partlyofgratificationatTwentySeven’scelestialstateofmind,andpartlyofindignationagainsttheContractorwhohadgivenhimanycauseofcomplaint(anoteofwhichwasimmediatelymadebyMr.Creakle),havingsubsided,TwentySevenstoodinthemidstofus,asifhefelthimselftheprincipalobjectofmeritinahighlymeritoriousmuseum.Thatwe,theneophytes,mighthaveanexcessoflightshininguponusallatonce,ordersweregiventoletoutTwentyEight.

           Ihadbeensomuchastonishedalready,thatIonlyfeltakindofresignedwonderwhenMr.Littimerwalkedforth,readingagoodbook!

           ‘TwentyEight,’saidagentlemaninspectacles,whohadnotyetspoken,‘youcomplainedlastweek,mygoodfellow,ofthecocoa.Howhasitbeensince?’

           ‘Ithankyou,sir,’saidMr.Littimer,‘ithasbeenbettermade.

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