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Chapter 16

           

           Thepublic-housewaskeptbyafatoldlandlordandlandladywhomadenoobjectiontoreceivingtheirnewguests,butpraisedNelly’sbeautyandwereatonceprepossessedinherbehalf.Therewasnoothercompanyinthekitchenbutthetwoshowmen,andthechildfeltverythankfulthattheyhadfallenuponsuchgoodquarters.ThelandladywasverymuchastonishedtolearnthattheyhadcomeallthewayfromLondon,andappearedtohavenolittlecuriositytouchingtheirfartherdestination.Thechildparriedherinquiriesaswellasshecould,andwithnogreattrouble,forfindingthattheyappearedtogiveherpain,theoldladydesisted.

           ‘Thesetwogentlemenhaveorderedsupperinanhour’stime,’shesaid,takingherintothebar;‘andyourbestplanwillbetosupwiththem.Meanwhileyoushallhavealittletasteofsomethingthat’lldoyougood,forI’msureyoumustwantitafterallyou’vegonethroughto-day.Now,don’tlookaftertheoldgentleman,becausewhenyou’vedrankthat,heshallhavesometoo.’

           Asnothingcouldinducethechildtoleavehimalone,however,ortotouchanythinginwhichhewasnotthefirstandgreatestsharer,theoldladywasobligedtohelphimfirst.Whentheyhadbeenthusrefreshed,thewholehousehurriedawayintoanemptystablewheretheshowstood,andwhere,bythelightofafewflaringcandlesstuckroundahoopwhichhungbyalinefromtheceiling,itwastobeforthwithexhibited.

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