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Chapter 29

           It’sforthygood.Ihavewrongedthee,Nell,butIwillrighttheeyet,Iwillindeed.Whereisthemoney?’

           ‘Donottakeit,’saidthechild.‘Praydonottakeit,dear.Forbothoursakesletmekeepit,orletmethrowitawaybetterletmethrowitaway,thanyoutakeitnow.Letusgo;doletusgo.’

           ‘Givemethemoney,’returnedtheoldman,‘Imusthaveit.Theretherethat’smydearNell.I’llrighttheeoneday,child,I’llrightthee,neverfear!’

           Shetookfromherpocketalittlepurse.Heseizeditwiththesamerapidimpatiencewhichhadcharacterisedhisspeech,andhastilymadehiswaytotheothersideofthescreen.Itwasimpossibletorestrainhim,andthetremblingchildfollowedclosebehind.

           Thelandlordhadplacedalightuponthetable,andwasengagedindrawingthecurtainofthewindow.Thespeakerswhomtheyhadheardweretwomen,whohadapackofcardsandsomesilvermoneybetweenthem,whileuponthescreenitselfthegamestheyhadplayedwerescoredinchalk.Themanwiththeroughvoicewasaburlyfellowofmiddleage,withlargeblackwhiskers,broadcheeks,acoarsewidemouth,andbullneck,whichwasprettyfreelydisplayedashisshirtcollarwasonlyconfinedbyalooseredneckerchief.Heworehishat,whichwasofabrownish-white,andhadbesidehimathickknottedstick.Theotherman,whomhiscompanionhadcalledIsaac,wasofamoreslenderfigurestooping,andhighintheshoulderswithaveryill-favouredface,andamostsinisterandvillainoussquint.

           ‘Nowoldgentleman,’saidIsaac,lookinground.

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