Chapter 65

           

           Itwaswellforthesmallservantthatshewasofasharp,quicknature,ortheconsequenceofsendingheroutalone,fromtheveryneighbourhoodinwhichitwasmostdangerousforhertoappear,wouldprobablyhavebeentherestorationofMissSallyBrasstothesupremeauthorityoverherperson.Notunmindfuloftherisksheran,however,theMarchionessnosoonerleftthehousethanshedivedintothefirstdarkby-waythatpresenteditself,and,withoutanypresentreferencetothepointtowhichherjourneytended,madeitherfirstbusinesstoputtwogoodmilesofbrickandmortarbetweenherselfandBevisMarks.

           Whenshehadaccomplishedthisobject,shebegantoshapehercourseforthenotary’soffice,towhich—shrewdlyinquiringofapple-womenandoyster-sellersatstreet-corners,ratherthaninlightedshopsorofwell-dressedpeople,atthehazardofattractingnotice—sheeasilyprocuredadirection.Ascarrier-pigeons,onbeingfirstletlooseinastrangeplace,beattheairatrandomforashorttimebeforedartingofftowardsthespotforwhichtheyaredesigned,sodidtheMarchionessflutterroundandrounduntilshebelievedherselfinsafety,andthenbearswiftlydownupontheportforwhichshewasbound.

           Shehadnobonnet—nothingonherheadbutagreatcapwhich,insomeoldtime,hadbeenwornbySallyBrass,whosetasteinhead-dresseswas,aswehaveseen,peculiar—andherspeedwasratherretardedthanassistedbyhershoes,which,beingextremelylargeandslipshod,flewoffeverynowandthen,andweredifficulttofindagain,amongthecrowdofpassengers.

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