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Chapter 21

           ThenthegoodwomanenteredinalongandminuteaccountofKit’slifeandhistoryfromtheearliestperioddowntothattime,notomittingtomakementionofhismiraculousfalloutofaback-parlourwindowwhenaninfantoftenderyears,orhisuncommonsufferingsinastateofmeasles,whichwereillustratedbycorrectimitationsoftheplaintivemannerinwhichhecalledfortoastandwater,dayandnight,andsaid,‘don’tcry,mother,Ishallsoonbebetter;’forproofofwhichstatementsreferencewasmadetoMrsGreen,lodger,atthecheesemonger’sroundthecorner,anddiversotherladiesandgentlemeninvariouspartsofEnglandandWales(andoneMrBrownwhowassupposedtobethenacorporalintheEastIndies,andwhocouldofcoursebefoundwithverylittletrouble),withinwhosepersonalknowledgethecircumstanceshadoccurred.Thisnarrationended,MrGarlandputsomequestionstoKitrespectinghisqualificationsandgeneralacquirements,whileMrsGarlandnoticedthechildren,andhearingfromKit’smothercertainremarkablecircumstanceswhichhadattendedthebirthofeach,relatedcertainotherremarkablecircumstanceswhichhadattendedthebirthofherownson,MrAbel,fromwhichitappearedthatbothKit’smotherandherselfhadbeen,aboveandbeyondallotherwomenofwhatconditionoragesoever,peculiarlyhemmedinwithperilsanddangers.

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