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Chapter 52

           

           Nellaccompaniedhimintotheotherlittlerooms,andoverboththehouses,inwhichhefoundvarioussmallcomfortswanting,whichheengagedtosupplyfromacertaincollectionofoddsandendshehadathome,andwhichmusthavebeenaverymiscellaneousandextensiveone,asitcomprehendedthemostoppositearticlesimaginable.Theyallcame,however,andcamewithoutlossoftime;forthelittleoldgentleman,disappearingforsomefiveortenminutes,presentlyreturned,ladenwitholdshelves,rugs,blankets,andotherhouseholdgear,andfollowedbyaboybearingasimilarload.Thesebeingcastonthefloorinapromiscuousheap,yieldedaquantityofoccupationinarranging,erecting,andputtingaway;thesuperintendenceofwhichtaskevidentlyaffordedtheoldgentlemanextremedelight,andengagedhimforsometimewithgreatbrisknessandactivity.Whennothingmorewaslefttobedone,hechargedtheboytorunoffandbringhisschoolmatestobemarshalledbeforetheirnewmaster,andsolemnlyreviewed.

           ‘Asgoodasetoffellows,Marton,asyou’dwishtosee,’hesaid,turningtotheschoolmasterwhentheboywasgone;‘butIdon’tlet‘emknowIthinkso.Thatwouldn’tdo,atall.

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