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Chapter 9

           Ifyouarepoor,letusbepoortogether;butletmebewithyou,doletmebewithyou;donotletmeseesuchchangeandnotknowwhy,orIshallbreakmyheartanddie.Deargrandfather,letusleavethissadplaceto-morrow,andbegourwayfromdoortodoor.’

           Theoldmancoveredhisfacewithhishands,andhiditinthepillowofthecouchonwhichhelay.

           ‘Letusbebeggars,’saidthechildpassinganarmroundhisneck,‘Ihavenofearbutweshallhaveenough,Iamsureweshall.Letuswalkthroughcountryplaces,andsleepinfieldsandundertrees,andneverthinkofmoneyagain,oranythingthatcanmakeyousad,butrestatnights,andhavethesunandwinduponourfacesintheday,andthankGodtogether!Letusneversetfootindarkroomsormelancholyhouses,anymore,butwanderupanddownwhereverweliketogo;andwhenyouaretired,youshallstoptorestinthepleasantestplacethatwecanfind,andIwillgoandbegforboth.’

           Thechild’svoicewaslostinsobsasshedroppedupontheoldman’sneck;nordidsheweepalone.

           Thesewerenotwordsforotherears,norwasitasceneforothereyes.Andyetotherearsandeyeswerethereandgreedilytakinginallthatpassed,andmoreovertheyweretheearsandeyesofnolessapersonthanMrDanielQuilp,who,havingenteredunseenwhenthechildfirstplacedherselfattheoldman’sside,refrainedactuated,nodoubt,bymotivesofthepurestdelicacyfrominterruptingtheconversation,andstoodlookingonwithhisaccustomedgrin.

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