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Chapter 60

           

           ‘Whoistherethatknowsme,’criedKit,‘thatwouldnottrustmethatdoesnot?askanybodywhethertheyhaveeverdoubtedme;whetherIhaveeverwrongedthemofafarthing.WasIeveroncedishonestwhenIwaspoorandhungry,andisitlikelyIwouldbeginnow!Ohconsiderwhatyoudo.HowcanImeetthekindestfriendsthateverhumancreaturehad,withthisdreadfulchargeuponme!’

           MrBrassrejoinedthatitwouldhavebeenwellfortheprisonerifhehadthoughtofthatbefore,andwasabouttomakesomeothergloomyobservationswhenthevoiceofthesinglegentlemanwasheard,demandingfromabove-stairswhatwasthematter,andwhatwasthecauseofallthatnoiseandhurry.Kitmadeaninvoluntarystarttowardsthedoorinhisanxietytoanswerforhimself,butbeingspeedilydetainedbytheconstable,hadtheagonyofseeingSampsonBrassrunoutalonetotellthestoryinhisownway.

           ‘Andhecanhardlybelieveit,either,’saidSampson,whenhereturned,‘nornobodywill.IwishIcoulddoubttheevidenceofmysenses,buttheirdepositionsareunimpeachable.It’sofnousecross-examiningmyeyes,’criedSampson,winkingandrubbingthem,‘theysticktotheirfirstaccount,andwill.Now,Sarah,IhearthecoachintheMarks;getonyourbonnet,andwe’llbeoff.Asaderrand!amoralfuneral,quite!’

           ‘MrBrass,’saidKit.‘Domeonefavour.TakemetoMrWitherden’sfirst.’

           Sampsonshookhisheadirresolutely.

           ‘Do,’saidKit.‘Mymaster’sthere.ForHeaven’ssake,takemethere,first.

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