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Chapter 6

           Inaword,IwastoocowardlytodowhatIknewtoberight,asIhadbeentoocowardlytoavoiddoingwhatIknewtobewrong.Ihadhadnointercoursewiththeworldatthattime,andIimitatednoneofitsmanyinhabitantswhoactinthismanner.Quiteanuntaughtgenius,Imadethediscoveryofthelineofactionformyself.

           AsIwassleepybeforewewerefarawayfromtheprison-ship,Joetookmeonhisbackagainandcarriedmehome.Hemusthavehadatiresomejourneyofit,forMr.Wopsle,beingknockedup,wasinsuchaverybadtemperthatiftheChurchhadbeenthrownopen,hewouldprobablyhaveexcommunicatedthewholeexpedition,beginningwithJoeandmyself.Inhislaycapacity,hepersistedinsittingdowninthedamptosuchaninsaneextent,thatwhenhiscoatwastakenofftobedriedatthekitchenfire,thecircumstantialevidenceonhistrouserswouldhavehangedhim,ifithadbeenacapitaloffence.

           Bythattime,Iwasstaggeringonthekitchenfloorlikealittledrunkard,throughhavingbeennewlysetuponmyfeet,andthroughhavingbeenfastasleep,andthroughwakingintheheatandlightsandnoiseoftongues.AsIcametomyself(withtheaidofaheavythumpbetweentheshoulders,andtherestorativeexclamation"Yah!Wasthereeversuchaboyasthis!"frommysister,)IfoundJoetellingthemabouttheconvict’sconfession,andallthevisitorssuggestingdifferentwaysbywhichhehadgotintothepantry.Mr

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