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Chapter 4

           Agoodpartofthewhisperinghadbeenoccasionedbyaneventwhichwasmoreorlessrare—theentranceofvisitors: lawyerThatcher,accompaniedbyaveryfeebleandagedman; afine,portly,middle-agedgentlemanwithiron-grayhair; andadignifiedladywhowasdoubtlessthelatter’swife. Theladywasleadingachild. Tomhadbeenrestlessandfullofchafingsandrepinings; conscience-smitten,too—hecouldnotmeetAmyLawrence’seye,hecouldnotbrookherlovinggaze. Butwhenhesawthissmallnew-comerhissoulwasallablazewithblissinamoment. Thenextmomenthewas"showingoff"withallhismight—cuffingboys,pullinghair,makingfaces—inaword,usingeveryartthatseemedlikelytofascinateagirlandwinherapplause. Hisexaltationhadbutonealloy—thememoryofhishumiliationinthisangel’sgarden—andthatrecordinsandwasfastwashingout,underthewavesofhappinessthatweresweepingoveritnow. 

           Thevisitorsweregiventhehighestseatofhonor,andassoonasMr.Walters’speechwasfinished,heintroducedthemtotheschool. Themiddle-agedmanturnedouttobeaprodigiouspersonage—nolessaonethanthecountyjudge—altogetherthemostaugustcreationthesechildrenhadeverlookedupon —andtheywonderedwhatkindofmaterialhewasmadeof—andtheyhalfwantedtohearhimroar,andwerehalfafraidhemight,too. HewasfromConstantinople,twelvemilesaway—sohehadtravelled,andseentheworld —theseveryeyeshadlookeduponthecountycourt-house—whichwassaidtohaveatinroof. Theawewhichthesereflectionsinspiredwasattestedbytheimpressivesilenceandtheranksofstaringeyes. ThiswasthegreatJudgeThatcher,brotheroftheirownlawyer. JeffThatcherimmediatelywentforward,tobefamiliarwiththegreatmanandbeenviedbytheschool. Itwouldhavebeenmusictohissoultohearthewhisperings: 

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