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Mr. Samuel Weller, being intrusted with a Mission of Love, proceeds to execute it; with what Success

           

           Itisnothalfasinnocentathingasitlooks,thatshakinglittlepiecesofcarpetatleast,theremaybenogreatharmintheshaking,butthefoldingisaveryinsidiousprocess.Solongastheshakinglasts,andthetwopartiesarekeptthecarpet’slengthapart,itisasinnocentanamusementascanwellbedevised;butwhenthefoldingbegins,andthedistancebetweenthemgetsgraduallylessenedfromonehalfitsformerlengthtoaquarter,andthentoaneighth,andthentoasixteenth,andthentoathirty-second,ifthecarpetbelongenough,itbecomesdangerous.Wedonotknow,toanicety,howmanypiecesofcarpetwerefoldedinthisinstance,butwecanventuretostatethatasmanypiecesastherewere,somanytimesdidSamkisstheprettyhousemaid.

           Mr.Wellerregaledhimselfwithmoderationatthenearesttavernuntilitwasnearlydusk,andthenreturnedtothelanewithoutthethoroughfare.HavingbeenadmittedintothegardenbyMary,andhavingreceivedfromthatladysundryadmonitionsconcerningthesafetyofhislimbsandneck,Sammountedintothepear-tree,towaituntilArabellashouldcomeintosight.

           Hewaitedsolongwithoutthisanxiously-expectedeventoccurring,thathebegantothinkitwasnotgoingtotakeplaceatall,whenheheardlightfootstepsuponthegravel,andimmediatelyafterwardsbeheldArabellawalkingpensivelydownthegarden.

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