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Chapter 43

           

           Nellwasratherdisheartened,whentheystoppedatakindofwharflateintheafternoon,tolearnfromoneofthementhattheywouldnotreachtheirplaceofdestinationuntilnextday,andthat,ifshehadnoprovisionwithher,shehadbetterbuyitthere.Shehadbutafewpence,havingalreadybargainedwiththemforsomebread,butevenoftheseitwasnecessarytobeverycareful,astheywereontheirwaytoanutterlystrangeplace,withnoresourcewhatever.Asmallloafandamorselofcheese,therefore,wereallshecouldafford,andwiththeseshetookherplaceintheboatagain,and,afterhalfanhour’sdelayduringwhichthemenweredrinkingatthepublic-house,proceededonthejourney.

           Theybroughtsomebeerandspiritsintotheboatwiththem,andwhatwithdrinkingfreelybefore,andagainnow,weresooninafairwayofbeingquarrelsomeandintoxicated.Avoidingthesmallcabin,therefore,whichwasverydarkandfilthy,andtowhichtheyofteninvitedbothherandhergrandfather,Nellsatintheopenairwiththeoldmanbyherside:listeningtotheirboisteroushostswithapalpitatingheart,andalmostwishingherselfsafeonshoreagainthoughsheshouldhavetowalkallnight.

           Theywere,intruth,veryrugged,noisyfellows,andquitebrutalamongthemselves,thoughcivilenoughtotheirtwopassengers.

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