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Chapter 4

           Agoodpartofthewhisperinghadbeenoccasionedbyaneventwhichwasmoreorlessraretheentranceofvisitors: lawyerThatcher,accompaniedbyaveryfeebleandagedman; afine,portly,middle-agedgentlemanwithiron-grayhair; andadignifiedladywhowasdoubtlessthelatter’swife. Theladywasleadingachild. Tomhadbeenrestlessandfullofchafingsandrepinings; conscience-smitten,toohecouldnotmeetAmyLawrence’seye,hecouldnotbrookherlovinggaze. Butwhenhesawthissmallnew-comerhissoulwasallablazewithblissinamoment. Thenextmomenthewas"showingoff"withallhismightcuffingboys,pullinghair,makingfacesinaword,usingeveryartthatseemedlikelytofascinateagirlandwinherapplause. Hisexaltationhadbutonealloythememoryofhishumiliationinthisangel’sgardenandthatrecordinsandwasfastwashingout,underthewavesofhappinessthatweresweepingoveritnow. 

           Thevisitorsweregiventhehighestseatofhonor,andassoonasMr.Walters’speechwasfinished,heintroducedthemtotheschool. Themiddle-agedmanturnedouttobeaprodigiouspersonagenolessaonethanthecountyjudgealtogetherthemostaugustcreationthesechildrenhadeverlookedupon andtheywonderedwhatkindofmaterialhewasmadeofandtheyhalfwantedtohearhimroar,andwerehalfafraidhemight,too. HewasfromConstantinople,twelvemilesawaysohehadtravelled,andseentheworld theseveryeyeshadlookeduponthecountycourt-housewhichwassaidtohaveatinroof. Theawewhichthesereflectionsinspiredwasattestedbytheimpressivesilenceandtheranksofstaringeyes. ThiswasthegreatJudgeThatcher,brotheroftheirownlawyer. JeffThatcherimmediatelywentforward,tobefamiliarwiththegreatmanandbeenviedbytheschool. Itwouldhavebeenmusictohissoultohearthewhisperings: 

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