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Chapter 9. Little Mother

           Someofthemhadbeenloungingintherainuntilthegateshouldopen;others,whohadtimedtheirarrivalwithgreaternicety,werecomingupnow,andpassinginwithdampwhitey-brownpaperbagsfromthegrocers,loavesofbread,lumpsofbutter,eggs,milk,andthelike.Theshabbinessoftheseattendantsuponshabbiness,thepovertyoftheseinsolventwaitersuponinsolvency,wasasighttosee.Suchthreadbarecoatsandtrousers,suchfustygownsandshawls,suchsquashedhatsandbonnets,suchbootsandshoes,suchumbrellasandwalking-sticks,neverwereseeninRagFair.Allofthemworethecast-offclothesofothermenandwomen,weremadeupofpatchesandpiecesofotherpeople’sindividuality,andhadnosartorialexistenceoftheirownproper.Theirwalkwasthewalkofaraceapart.Theyhadapeculiarwayofdoggedlyslinkingroundthecorner,asiftheywereeternallygoingtothepawnbroker’s.Whentheycoughed,theycoughedlikepeopleaccustomedtobeforgottenondoorstepsandindraughtypassages,waitingforanswerstolettersinfadedink,whichgavetherecipientsofthosemanuscriptsgreatmentaldisturbanceandnosatisfaction.Astheyeyedthestrangerinpassing,theyeyedhimwithborrowingeyes—hungry,sharp,speculativeastohissoftnessiftheywereaccreditedtohim,andthelikelihoodofhisstandingsomethinghandsome.

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