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Chapter 18

           Itellyouwhatit’splainthattheoldmanan’tinhisrightmind

           ‘Ifyouhaven’tgotanythingnewerthanthattosay,’growledMrCodlin,glancingattheclock,‘you’dbetterletusfixourmindsuponthesupper,andnotdisturbus.’

           ‘Hearmeout,won’tyou?’retortedhisfriend.‘It’sveryplaintome,besides,thatthey’renotusedtothiswayoflife.Don’ttellmethatthathandsomechildhasbeeninthehabitofprowlingaboutasshe’sdonetheselasttwoorthreedays.Iknowbetter.’

           ‘Well,whodoestellyoushehas?’growledMrCodlin,againglancingattheclockandfromittothecauldron,‘can’tyouthinkofanythingmoresuitabletopresentcircumstancesthansayingthingsandthencontradicting‘em?’

           ‘Iwishsomebodywouldgiveyouyoursupper,’returnedShort,‘forthere’llbenopeacetillyou’vegotit.Haveyouseenhowanxioustheoldmanistogetonalwayswantingtobefurderawayfurderaway.Haveyouseenthat?’

           ‘Ah!whatthen?’mutteredThomasCodlin.

           ‘This,then,’saidShort.‘Hehasgivenhisfriendstheslip.MindwhatIsayhehasgivenhisfriendstheslip,andpersuadedthisdelicateyoungcreeturallalongofherfondnessforhimtobehisguideandtravellingcompanionwhereto,heknowsnomorethanthemaninthemoon.NowI’mnotagoingtostandthat.

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