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Chapter 14

           

           Kitwalkedabout,nowwithquickstepsandnowwithslow;nowlingeringassomeriderslackenedhishorse’spaceandlookedabouthim;andnowdartingatfullspeedupabye-streetashecaughtaglimpseofsomedistanthorsemangoinglazilyuptheshadysideoftheroad,andpromisingtostop,ateverydoor.Butontheyallwent,oneafteranother,andtherewasnotapennystirring.‘Iwonder,’thoughttheboy,‘ifoneofthesegentlemenknewtherewasnothinginthecupboardathome,whetherhe’dstoponpurpose,andmakebelievethathewantedtocallsomewhere,thatImightearnatrifle?’

           Hewasquitetiredoutwithpacingthestreets,tosaynothingofrepeateddisappointments,andwassittingdownuponasteptorest,whenthereapproachedtowardshimalittleclatteringjinglingfour-wheeledchaise,drawnbyalittleobstinate-lookingrough-coatedpony,anddrivenbyalittlefatplacid-facedoldgentleman.Besidethelittleoldgentlemansatalittleoldlady,plumpandplacidlikehimself,andtheponywascomingalongathisownpaceanddoingexactlyashepleasedwiththewholeconcern.Iftheoldgentlemanremonstratedbyshakingthereins,theponyrepliedbyshakinghishead.Itwasplainthattheutmosttheponywouldconsenttodo,wastogoinhisownwayupanystreetthattheoldgentlemanparticularlywishedtotraverse,butthatitwasanunderstandingbetweenthemthathemustdothisafterhisownfashionornotatall.

           Astheypassedwherehesat,Kitlookedsowistfullyatthelittleturn-out,thattheoldgentlemanlookedathim.

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