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Chapter 19

           Asmanyofthechildrenascouldbekeptwithinbounds,werestowedaway,withalltheothersignsofdirtandpoverty,amongthedonkeys,carts,andhorses;andasmanyascouldnotbethusdisposedofraninandoutinallintricatespots,creptbetweenpeople’slegsandcarriagewheels,andcameforthunharmedfromunderhorses’hoofs.Thedancing-dogs,thestilts,thelittleladyandthetallman,andalltheotherattractions,withorgansoutofnumberandbandsinnumerable,emergedfromtheholesandcornersinwhichtheyhadpassedthenight,andflourishedboldlyinthesun.

           Alongtheunclearedcourse,Shortledhisparty,soundingthebrazentrumpetandrevellinginthevoiceofPunch;andathisheelswentThomasCodlin,bearingtheshowasusual,andkeepinghiseyeonNellyandhergrandfather,astheyratherlingeredintherear.Thechildboreuponherarmthelittlebasketwithherflowers,andsometimesstopped,withtimidandmodestlooks,toofferthematsomegaycarriage;butalas!thereweremanybolderbeggarsthere,gipsieswhopromisedhusbands,andotheradeptsintheirtrade,andalthoughsomeladiessmiledgentlyastheyshooktheirheads,andotherscriedtothegentlemenbesidethem‘See,whataprettyface!’theylettheprettyfacepasson,andneverthoughtthatitlookedtiredorhungry.

           Therewasbutoneladywhoseemedtounderstandthechild,andshewasonewhosataloneinahandsomecarriage,whiletwoyoungmenindashingclothes,whohadjustdismountedfromit,talkedandlaughedloudlyatalittledistance,appearingtoforgether,quite.

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