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Chapter 41

           Thebabyinherarmswasasfastasleepasshe;andlittleJacob,whoseyouthpreventedhimfromrecognisinginthisprolongedspiritualnourishmentanythinghalfasinterestingasoysters,wasalternatelyveryfastasleepandverywideawake,ashisinclinationtoslumber,orhisterrorofbeingpersonallyalludedtointhediscourse,gainedthemasteryoverhim.

           ‘AndnowI’mhere,’thoughtKit,glidingintothenearestemptypewwhichwasoppositehismother’s,andontheothersideofthelittleaisle,‘howamIevertogetather,orpersuadehertocomeout!Imightaswellbetwentymilesoff.She’llneverwaketillit’sallover,andtheregoestheclockagain!Ifhewouldbutleaveoffforaminute,orifthey’donlysing!’

           Buttherewaslittleencouragementtobelievethateithereventwouldhappenforacoupleofhourstocome.Thepreacherwentontellingthemwhathemeanttoconvincethemofbeforehehaddone,anditwasclearthatifheonlykepttoone-halfofhispromisesandforgottheother,hewasgoodforthattimeatleast.

           InhisdesperationandrestlessnessKitcasthiseyesaboutthechapel,andhappeningtoletthemfalluponalittleseatinfrontoftheclerk’sdesk,couldscarcelybelievethemwhentheyshowedhimQuilp!

           Herubbedthemtwiceorthrice,butstilltheyinsistedthatQuilpwasthere,andthereindeedhewas,sittingwithhishandsuponhisknees,andhishatbetweenthemonalittlewoodenbracket,withtheaccustomedgrinonhisdirtyface,andhiseyesfixedupontheceiling.

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