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Chapter 16

           ‘Areyougoingtoshow‘emto-night?areyou?’

           ‘Thatistheintention,governor,’repliedtheother,‘andunlessI’mmuchmistaken,TommyCodlinisacalculatingatthisminutewhatwe’velostthroughyourcominguponus.Cheerup,Tommy,itcan’tbemuch.’

           Thelittlemanaccompaniedtheselatterwordswithawink,expressiveoftheestimatehehadformedofthetravellers’finances.

           TothisMrCodlin,whohadasurly,grumblingmanner,replied,ashetwitchedPunchoffthetombstoneandflunghimintothebox,‘Idon’tcareifwehaven’tlostafarden,butyou’retoofree.Ifyoustoodinfrontofthecurtainandseethepublic’sfacesasIdo,you’dknowhumannatur’better.’

           ‘Ah!it’sbeenthespoilingofyou,Tommy,yourtakingtothatbranch,’rejoinedhiscompanion.‘Whenyouplayedtheghostinthereg’lardramainthefairs,youbelievedineverythingexceptghosts.Butnowyou’reauniversalmistruster.Ineverseeamansochanged.’

           ‘Nevermind,’saidMrCodlin,withtheairofadiscontentedphilosopher.‘Iknowbetternow,andp’rapsI’msorryforit.’

           Turningoverthefiguresintheboxlikeonewhoknewanddespisedthem,MrCodlindrewoneforthandhelditupfortheinspectionofhisfriend:

           ‘Lookhere;here’sallthisjudy’sclothesfallingtopiecesagain.Youhaven’tgotaneedleandthreadIsuppose?’

           Thelittlemanshookhishead,andscratcheditruefullyashecontemplatedthissevereindispositionofaprincipalperformer.

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