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Chapter 19

           

           Theyhadnotgoneveryfar,whenthechildwasagainstruckbythealteredbehaviourofMrThomasCodlin,whoinsteadofploddingonsulkilybyhimselfashehadheretoforedone,keptclosetoher,andwhenhehadanopportunityoflookingatherunseenbyhiscompanion,warnedherbycertainwryfacesandjerksoftheheadnottoputanytrustinShort,buttoreserveallconfidencesforCodlin.Neitherdidheconfinehimselftolooksandgestures,forwhensheandhergrandfatherwerewalkingonbesidetheaforesaidShort,andthatlittlemanwastalkingwithhisaccustomedcheerfulnessonavarietyofindifferentsubjects,ThomasCodlintestifiedhisjealousyanddistrustbyfollowingcloseatherheels,andoccasionallyadmonishingherankleswiththelegsofthetheatreinaveryabruptandpainfulmanner.

           Alltheseproceedingsnaturallymadethechildmorewatchfulandsuspicious,andshesoonobservedthatwhenevertheyhaltedtoperformoutsideavillagealehouseorotherplace,MrCodlinwhilehewentthroughhisshareoftheentertainmentskepthiseyesteadilyuponherandtheoldman,orwithashowofgreatfriendshipandconsiderationinvitedthelattertoleanuponhisarm,andsoheldhimtightuntiltherepresentationwasoverandtheyagainwentforward.EvenShortseemedtochangeinthisrespect,andtominglewithhisgood-naturesomethingofadesiretokeeptheminsafecustody.Thisincreasedthechild’smisgivings,andmadeheryetmoreanxiousanduneasy.

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