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Chapter 26

           Neitherwasitagipsycaravan,forattheopendoor(gracedwithabrightbrassknocker)sataChristianlady,stoutandcomfortabletolookupon,whoworealargebonnettremblingwithbows.Andthatitwasnotanunprovidedordestitutecaravanwasclearfromthislady’soccupation,whichwastheverypleasantandrefreshingoneoftakingtea.Thetea-things,includingabottleofrathersuspiciouscharacterandacoldknuckleofham,weresetforthuponadrum,coveredwithawhitenapkin;andthere,asifatthemostconvenientround-tableinalltheworld,satthisrovinglady,takingherteaandenjoyingtheprospect.

           Ithappenedthatatthatmomenttheladyofthecaravanhadhercup(which,thateverythingabouthermightbeofastoutandcomfortablekind,wasabreakfastcup)toherlips,andthathavinghereyesliftedtotheskyinherenjoymentofthefullflavourofthetea,notunmingledpossiblywithjusttheslightestdashorgleamofsomethingoutofthesuspiciousbottlebutthisismerespeculationandnotdistinctmatterofhistoryithappenedthatbeingthusagreeablyengaged,shedidnotseethetravellerswhentheyfirstcameup.Itwasnotuntilshewasintheactofgettingdownthecup,anddrawingalongbreathaftertheexertionofcausingitscontentstodisappear,thattheladyofthecaravanbeheldanoldmanandayoungchildwalkingslowlyby,andglancingatherproceedingswitheyesofmodestbuthungryadmiration.

           ‘Hey!’criedtheladyofthecaravan,scoopingthecrumbsoutofherlapandswallowingthesamebeforewipingherlips.

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