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Chapter 19

           

           Thechildansweredintheaffirmative,andreturninghis‘goodnight’heardhimcreepaway.Shefeltsomeuneasinessattheanxietyofthesemen,increasedbytherecollectionoftheirwhisperingtogetherdownstairsandtheirslightconfusionwhensheawoke,norwasshequitefreefromamisgivingthattheywerenotthefittestcompanionsshecouldhavestumbledon.Heruneasiness,however,wasnothing,weighedagainstherfatigue;andshesoonforgotitinsleep.

           Veryearlynextmorning,Shortfulfilledhispromise,andknockingsoftlyatherdoor,entreatedthatshewouldgetupdirectly,astheproprietorofthedogswasstillsnoring,andiftheylostnotimetheymightgetagooddealinadvancebothofhimandtheconjuror,whowastalkinginhissleep,andfromwhathecouldbeheardtosay,appearedtobebalancingadonkeyinhisdreams.Shestartedfromherbedwithoutdelay,androusedtheoldmanwithsomuchexpeditionthattheywerebothreadyassoonasShorthimself,tothatgentleman’sunspeakablegratificationandrelief.

           Afteraveryunceremoniousandscramblingbreakfast,ofwhichthestaplecommoditieswerebaconandbread,andbeer,theytookleaveofthelandlordandissuedfromthedoorofthejollySandboys.Themorningwasfineandwarm,thegroundcooltothefeetafterthelaterain,thehedgesgayerandmoregreen,theairclear,andeverythingfreshandhealthful.Surroundedbytheseinfluences,theywalkedonpleasantlyenough.

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