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           ‘Thatship-lookingthing?’

           ‘That’sit,Mas’rDavy,’returnedHam.

           IfithadbeenAladdin’spalace,roc’seggandall,IsupposeIcouldnothavebeenmorecharmedwiththeromanticideaoflivinginit.Therewasadelightfuldoorcutintheside,anditwasroofedin,andtherewerelittlewindowsinit;butthewonderfulcharmofitwas,thatitwasarealboatwhichhadnodoubtbeenuponthewaterhundredsoftimes,andwhichhadneverbeenintendedtobelivedin,ondryland.Thatwasthecaptivationofittome.Ifithadeverbeenmeanttobelivedin,Imighthavethoughtitsmall,orinconvenient,orlonely;butneverhavingbeendesignedforanysuchuse,itbecameaperfectabode.

           Itwasbeautifullycleaninside,andastidyaspossible.Therewasatable,andaDutchclock,andachestofdrawers,andonthechestofdrawerstherewasatea-traywithapaintingonitofaladywithaparasol,takingawalkwithamilitary-lookingchildwhowastrundlingahoop.Thetraywaskeptfromtumblingdown,byabible;andthetray,ifithadtumbleddown,wouldhavesmashedaquantityofcupsandsaucersandateapotthatweregroupedaroundthebook.Onthewallsthereweresomecommoncolouredpictures,framedandglazed,ofscripturesubjects;suchasIhaveneverseensinceinthehandsofpedlars,withoutseeingthewholeinteriorofPeggotty’sbrother’shouseagain,atoneview.

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