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Chapter 40

           

           ‘HehasnorighttothinkthatI’dbeledawaytogotohim,sir,’saidKit,turningroundagainafterhalfaminute’shammering.‘DoeshethinkI’mafool?’

           ‘Hemay,perhaps,Christopher,ifyourefusehisoffer,’saidMrGarlandgravely.

           ‘Thenlethim,sir,’retortedKit;‘whatdoIcare,sir,whathethinks?whyshouldIcareforhisthinking,sir,whenIknowthatIshouldbeafool,andworsethanafool,sir,toleavethekindestmasterandmistressthateverwasorcanbe,whotookmeoutofthestreetsaverypoorandhungryladindeedpoorerandhungrierperhapsthanevenyouthinkfor,sirtogotohimoranybody?IfMissNellwastocomeback,ma’am,’addedKit,turningsuddenlytohismistress,‘whythatwouldbeanotherthing,andperhapsifshewantedme,Imightaskyounowandthentoletmeworkforherwhenallwasdoneathome.Butwhenshecomesback,Iseenowthatshe’llberichasoldmasteralwayssaidshewould,andbeingarichyounglady,whatcouldshewantofme?No,no,’addedKit,shakinghisheadsorrowfully,‘she’llneverwantmeanymore,andblessher,Ihopeshenevermay,thoughIshouldliketoseehertoo!’

           HereKitdroveanailintothewall,veryhardmuchharderthanwasnecessaryandhavingdoneso,facedaboutagain.

           ‘There’sthepony,sir,’saidKit‘Whisker,ma’am(andheknowssowellI’mtalkingabouthimthathebeginstoneighdirectly,Sir)wouldheletanybodycomenearhimbutme,ma’am?Here’sthegarden,sir,andMrAbel,ma’am.

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