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Sleary’s Horsemanship

           Thewhitenight-cap,embellishedwithtwopeacock’sfeathersandapigtailboltupright,inwhichSignorJupehadthatveryafternoonenlivenedthevariedperformanceswithhischasteShakspereanquipsandretorts,hunguponanail;butnootherportionofhiswardrobe,orothertokenofhimselforhispursuits,wastobeseenanywhere.AstoMerrylegs,thatrespectableancestorofthehighlytrainedanimalwhowentaboardtheark,mighthavebeenaccidentallyshutoutofit,foranysignofadogthatwasmanifesttoeyeorearinthePegasus’sArms.

           Theyheardthedoorsofroomsabove,openingandshuttingasSissywentfromonetoanotherinquestofherfather;andpresentlytheyheardvoicesexpressingsurprise.Shecameboundingdownagaininagreathurry,openedabatteredandmangyoldhairtrunk,founditempty,andlookedroundwithherhandsclaspedandherfacefullofterror.

           ‘FathermusthavegonedowntotheBooth,sir.Idon’tknowwhyheshouldgothere,buthemustbethere;I’llbringhiminaminute!’Shewasgonedirectly,withoutherbonnet;withherlong,dark,childishhairstreamingbehindher.

           ‘Whatdoesshemean!’saidMr.Gradgrind.‘Backinaminute?It’smorethanamileoff.’

           BeforeMr.Bounderbycouldreply,ayoungmanappearedatthedoor,andintroducinghimselfwiththewords,‘Byyourleaves,gentlemen!’walkedinwithhishandsinhispockets.Hisface,close-shaven,thin,andsallow,wasshadedbyagreatquantityofdarkhair,brushedintoarollallroundhishead,andpartedupthecentre.

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