Chapter 25

           THEnewswasallovertownintwominutes,andyoucouldseethepeopletearingdownontherunfromeverywhichway,someofthemputtingontheircoatsastheycome.Prettysoonwewasinthemiddleofacrowd,andthenoiseofthetrampingwaslikeasoldiermarch.Thewindowsanddooryardswasfull;andeveryminutesomebodywouldsay,overafence:

           "IsitTHEM?"

           Andsomebodytrottingalongwiththegangwouldanswerbackandsay:

           "Youbetitis."

           Whenwegottothehousethestreetinfrontofitwaspacked,andthethreegirlswasstandinginthedoor.MaryJaneWASred-headed,butthatdon’tmakenodifference,shewasmostawfulbeautiful,andherfaceandhereyeswasalllituplikeglory,shewassogladheruncleswascome.Thekinghespreadhisarms,andMarsyJaneshejumpedforthem,andthehare-lipjumpedfortheduke,andtheretheyHADit!Everybodymost,leastwayswomen,criedforjoytoseethemmeetagainatlastandhavesuchgoodtimes.

           ThenthekinghehunchedthedukeprivateIseehimdoitandthenhelookedaroundandseethecoffin,overinthecornerontwochairs;sothenhimandtheduke,withahandacrosseachother’sshoulder,andt’otherhandtotheireyes,walkedslowandsolemnoverthere,everybodydroppingbacktogivethemroom,andallthetalkandnoisestopping,peoplesaying"Sh!"andallthementakingtheirhatsoffanddroopingtheirheads,soyoucouldaheardapinfall.

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