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Chapter 19. The Father of the Marshalsea in two or three Relations

           CaptainMartinwasagentlemanandamanofhonour,andIputittohimfirsttogivemehis—hisownopinion.CaptainMartin(highlyrespectedinthearmy)thenunhesitatinglysaidthatitappearedtohimthathis—hem!—sisterwasnotcalledupontounderstandtheyoungmantoodistinctly,andthatshemightleadhimon—Iamdoubtfulwhether“leadhimon”wasCaptainMartin’sexactexpression:indeedIthinkhesaidtoleratehim—onherfather’s—Ishouldsay,brother’s—account.IhardlyknowhowIhavestrayedintothisstory.IsupposeithasbeenthroughbeingunabletoaccountforChivery;butastotheconnectionbetweenthetwo,Idon’tsee—’

           Hisvoicediedaway,asifshecouldnotbearthepainofhearinghim,andherhandhadgraduallycrepttohislips.Foralittlewhiletherewasadeadsilenceandstillness;andheremainedshrunkinhischair,andsheremainedwithherarmroundhisneckandherheadboweddownuponhisshoulder.

           Hissupperwascookinginasaucepanonthefire,and,whenshemoved,itwastomakeitreadyforhimonthetable.Hetookhisusualseat,shetookhers,andhebeganhismeal.Theydidnot,asyet,lookatoneanother.Bylittleandlittlehebegan;layingdownhisknifeandforkwithanoise,takingthingsupsharply,bitingathisbreadasifhewereoffendedwithit,andinothersimilarwaysshowingthathewasoutofsorts.Atlengthhepushedhisplatefromhim,andspokealoud;withthestrangestinconsistency.

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