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Chapter 13

           

           "Nowyousee,Josephandwife,"saidPumblechook,ashetookmebythearmabovetheelbow,"Iamoneofthemthatalwaysgorightthroughwithwhatthey’vebegun.Thisboymustbebound,outofhand.That’smyway.Boundoutofhand."

           "Goodnessknows,UnclePumblechook,"saidmysister(graspingthemoney),"we’redeeplybeholdentoyou."

           "Nevermindme,Mum,returnedthatdiabolicalcornchandler."Apleasure’sapleasurealltheworldover.Butthisboy,youknow;wemusthavehimbound.IsaidI’dseetoittotellyouthetruth."

           TheJusticesweresittingintheTownHallnearathand,andweatoncewentovertohavemeboundapprenticetoJoeintheMagisterialpresence.Isaywewentover,butIwaspushedoverbyPumblechook,exactlyasifIhadthatmomentpickedapocketorfiredarick;indeed,itwasthegeneralimpressioninCourtthatIhadbeentakenred-handed;for,asPumblechookshovedmebeforehimthroughthecrowd,Iheardsomepeoplesay,"What’shedone?"andothers,"He’sayoung’un,too,butlooksbad,don’the?Onepersonofmildandbenevolentaspectevengavemeatractornamentedwithawoodcutofamalevolentyoungmanfittedupwithaperfectsausage-shopoffetters,andentitledTOBEREADINMYCELL.

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