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Chapter 14

           Kitrisingandputtinghishandtohishat,theoldgentlemanintimatedtotheponythathewishedtostop,towhichproposalthepony(whoseldomobjectedtothatpartofhisduty)graciouslyacceded.

           ‘Ibegyourpardon,sir,’saidKit.‘I’msorryyoustopped,sir.Ionlymeantdidyouwantyourhorseminded.’

           ‘I’mgoingtogetdowninthenextstreet,’returnedtheoldgentleman.‘Ifyouliketocomeonafterus,youmayhavethejob.’

           Kitthankedhim,andjoyfullyobeyed.Theponyranoffatasharpangletoinspectalamp-postontheoppositesideoftheway,andthenwentoffatatangenttoanotherlamp-postontheotherside.Havingsatisfiedhimselfthattheywereofthesamepatternandmaterials,hecametoastopapparentlyabsorbedinmeditation.

           ’Willyougoon,sir,’saidtheoldgentleman,gravely,‘orarewetowaithereforyoutillit’stoolateforourappointment?’

           Theponyremainedimmoveable.

           ‘OhyounaughtyWhisker,’saidtheoldlady.‘Fieuponyou!I’mashamedofsuchconduct.’

           Theponyappearedtobetouchedbythisappealtohisfeelings,forhetrottedondirectly,thoughinasulkymanner,andstoppednomoreuntilhecametoadoorwhereonwasabrassplatewiththewords‘WitherdenNotary.’Heretheoldgentlemangotoutandhelpedouttheoldlady,andthentookfromundertheseatanosegayresemblinginshapeanddimensionsafull-sizedwarming-panwiththehandlecutshortoff.This,theoldladycarriedintothehousewithastaidandstatelyair,andtheoldgentleman(whohadaclub-foot)followedcloseuponher.

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