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Chapter 2

           Joealwayskeptasupplyofitinthecupboard;havingabeliefinitsvirtuescorrespondenttoitsnastiness.Atthebestoftimes,somuchofthiselixirwasadministeredtomeasachoicerestorative,thatIwasconsciousofgoingabout,smellinglikeanewfence.Onthisparticulareveningtheurgencyofmycasedemandedapintofthismixture,whichwaspoureddownmythroat,formygreatercomfort,whileMrs.Joeheldmyheadunderherarm,asabootwouldbeheldinabootjack.Joegotoffwithhalfapint;butwasmadetoswallowthat(muchtohisdisturbance,ashesatslowlymunchingandmeditatingbeforethefire),"becausehehadhadaturn."Judgingfrommyself,Ishouldsayhecertainlyhadaturnafterwards,ifhehadhadnonebefore.

           Conscienceisadreadfulthingwhenitaccusesmanorboy;butwhen,inthecaseofaboy,thatsecretburdenco-operateswithanothersecretburdendownthelegofhistrousers,itis(asIcantestify)agreatpunishment.TheguiltyknowledgethatIwasgoingtorobMrs.JoeIneverthoughtIwasgoingtorobJoe,forIneverthoughtofanyofthehousekeepingpropertyashisunitedtothenecessityofalwayskeepingonehandonmybreadandbutterasIsat,orwhenIwasorderedaboutthekitchenonanysmallerrand,almostdrovemeoutofmymind.Then,asthemarshwindsmadethefireglowandflare,IthoughtIheardthevoiceoutside,ofthemanwiththeirononhislegwhohadswornmetosecrecy,declaringthathecouldn’tandwouldn’tstarveuntilto-morrow,butmustbefednow.

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