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Chapter XVIII. The Drunken Cabman

           Come,oldgirl,letbygonesbebygones,andgieusakiss,andwe’llgotobed.”

           Thecabmankepthiscabinanotheryard,althoughhehadhisroominthis.Hewasoftenlateincominghome,andwasnotonetotakenoticeofchildren,especiallywhenhewastipsy,whichwasoftenerthannot.Hence,ifhehadeverseenDiamond,hedidnotknowhim.Buthiswifeknewhimwellenough,asdideveryoneelsewholivedalldayintheyard.Shewasagood-naturedwoman.ItwasshewhohadgotthefirelightedandtheteareadyforthemwhenDiamondandhismothercamehomefromSandwich.Andherhusbandwasnotanill-naturedmaneither,andwheninthemorningherecallednotonlyDiamond’svisit,buthowhehimselfhadbehavedtohiswife,hewasveryvexedwithhimself,andgladdenedhispoorwife’sheartbytellingherhowsorryhewas.Andforawholeweekafter,hedidnotgonearthepublic-house,hardasitwastoavoidit,seeingacertainrichbrewerhadbuiltone,likeatraptocatchsoulsandbodiesin,atalmosteverycornerhehadtopassonhiswayhome.Indeed,hewasneverquitesobadafterthat,thoughitwassometimebeforehebeganreallytoreform.

           

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