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Chapter 60

           

           ’Aha!’hecried.‘Wherenow,Brass?wherenow?Sallywithyoutoo?SweetSally!AndDick?PleasantDick!AndKit!HonestKit!’

           ‘He’sextremelycheerful!’saidBrasstothecoachman.‘Verymuchso!Ah,sirasadbusiness!Neverbelieveinhonestyanymore,sir.’

           ‘Whynot?’returnedthedwarf.‘Whynot,yourogueofalawyer,whynot?’

           ‘Bank-notelostinourofficesir,’saidBrass,shakinghishead.‘Foundinhishatsirhepreviouslyleftalonetherenomistakeatallsirchainofevidencecompletenotalinkwanting.’

           ‘What!’criedthedwarf,leaninghalfhisbodyoutofwindow.‘Kitathief!Kitathief!Hahaha!Why,he’sanuglier-lookingthiefthancanbeseenanywhereforapenny.Eh,Kiteh?Hahaha!HaveyoutakenKitintocustodybeforehehadtimeandopportunitytobeatme!Eh,Kit,eh?’Andwiththat,heburstintoayelloflaughter,manifestlytothegreatterrorofthecoachman,andpointedtoadyer’spolehardby,whereadanglingsuitofclothesboresomeresemblancetoamanuponagibbet.

           ‘Isitcomingtothat,Kit!’criedthedwarf,rubbinghishandsviolently.‘Hahahaha!WhatadisappointmentforlittleJacob,andforhisdarlingmother!LethimhavetheBethelministertocomfortandconsolehim,Brass.Eh,Kit,eh?Driveoncoachey,driveon.Byebye,Kit;allgoodgowithyou;keepupyourspirits;mylovetotheGarlandsthedearoldladyandgentleman.SayIinquiredafter‘em,willyou?Blessingson‘em,onyou,andoneverybody,Kit.

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