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Whelp-Hunting

           ‘There’thaproperty-houthe,youthee,forJacktohidein;there’thmyClownwithathauthepan-lidandathpit,forJack’ththervant;there’thlittleJackhimthelfinathplendidthootofarmour;there’thtwocomicblackthervanthtwitheathbigaththehouthe,tothtandbyitandtobringitinandclearit;andtheGiant(averyecthpenthivebathketone),hean’tonyet.Now,doyouthee’emall?’

           ‘Yes,’theybothsaid.

           ‘Lookat’emagain,’saidSleary,‘lookat’emwell.Youtheeemall?Verygood.Now,mith;’heputaformforthemtositon;‘Ihavemyopinionth,andtheThquireyourfatherhathhith.Idon’twanttoknowwhatyourbrother’thbeenupto;ithbetterformenottoknow.AllIthayith,theThquirehaththtoodbyThethilia,andI’llthtandbytheThquire.Yourbrotherithonethemblackthervanth.’

           Louisautteredanexclamation,partlyofdistress,partlyofsatisfaction.

           ‘Ithafact,’saidSleary,‘andevenknowin’it,youcouldn’tputyourfingeronhim.LettheThquirecome.Ithallkeepyourbrotherhereaftertheperformanth.Ithantundrethhim,noryetwathhithpaintoff.LettheThquirecomehereaftertheperformanth,orcomehereyourthelfaftertheperformanth,andyouthallfindyourbrother,andhavethewholeplathetotalktohimin.Nevermindthelookthofhim,athlongathhe’thwellhid.’

           Louisa,withmanythanksandwithalightenedload,detainedMr.Slearynolongerthen.

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