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Chapter 26

           Andindeed,afterscrapingthedishallroundwithhisknifeandcarryingthechoicebrownmorselstohismouth,andaftertakingsuchascientificpullatthestonebottlethat,bydegreesalmostimperceptibletothesight,hisheadwentfurtherandfurtherbackuntilhelaynearlyathisfulllengthupontheground,thisgentlemandeclaredhimselfquitedisengaged,andcameforthfromhisretreat.

           ‘IhopeIhaven’thurriedyou,George,’saidhismistress,whoappearedtohaveagreatsympathywithhislatepursuit.

           ‘Ifyouhave,’returnedthefollower,wiselyreservinghimselfforanyfavourablecontingencythatmightoccur,‘wemustmakeupforitnexttime,that’sall.’

           ‘Wearenotaheavyload,George?’

           ‘That’salwayswhattheladiessay,’repliedtheman,lookingalongwayround,asifhewereappealingtoNatureingeneralagainstsuchmonstrouspropositions.‘Ifyouseeawomanadriving,you’llalwaysperceivethatsheneverwillkeepherwhipstill;thehorsecan’tgofastenoughforher.Ifcattlehavegottheirproperload,younevercanpersuadeawomanthatthey’llnotbearsomethingmore.Whatisthecauseofthishere?’

           ‘Wouldthesetwotravellersmakemuchdifferencetothehorses,ifwetookthemwithus?’askedhismistress,offeringnoreplytothephilosophicalinquiry,andpointingtoNellandtheoldman,whowerepainfullypreparingtoresumetheirjourneyonfoot.

           ‘They’dmakeadifferenceincourse,’saidGeorgedoggedly.

           ‘Wouldtheymakemuchdifference?’repeatedhismistress.‘Theycan’tbeveryheavy

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