Chapter 47

           

           Kit’smotherandthesinglegentlemanuponwhosetrackitisexpedienttofollowwithhurriedsteps,lestthishistoryshouldbechargeablewithinconstancy,andtheoffenceofleavingitscharactersinsituationsofuncertaintyanddoubtKit’smotherandthesinglegentleman,speedingonwardinthepost-chaise-and-fourwhosedeparturefromtheNotary’sdoorwehavealreadywitnessed,soonleftthetownbehindthem,andstruckfirefromtheflintsofthebroadhighway.

           Thegoodwoman,beingnotalittleembarrassedbythenoveltyofhersituation,andcertainmaterialapprehensionsthatperhapsbythistimelittleJacob,orthebaby,orboth,hadfallenintothefire,ortumbleddownstairs,orhadbeensqueezedbehinddoors,orhadscaldedtheirwindpipesinendeavouringtoallaytheirthirstatthespoutsoftea-kettles,preservedanuneasysilence;andmeetingfromthewindowtheeyesofturnpike-men,omnibus-drivers,andothers,feltinthenewdignityofherpositionlikeamourneratafuneral,who,notbeinggreatlyafflictedbythelossofthedeparted,recognizeshisevery-dayacquaintancefromthewindowofthemourningcoach,butisconstrainedtopreserveadecentsolemnity,andtheappearanceofbeingindifferenttoallexternalobjects.

           Tohavebeenindifferenttothecompanionshipofthesinglegentlemanwouldhavebeentantamounttobeinggiftedwithnervesofsteel.Neverdidchaiseinclose,orhorsesdraw,sucharestlessgentlemanashe.

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