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Chapter 73

           Butevenhere,opinionwasdivided;forsomesaidTomdugthemupatmidnight,andcarriedthemtoaplaceindicatedtohimbythewidow.ItisprobablethatboththesestoriesmayhavehadtheirorigininthesimplefactofTom’ssheddingtearsupontheinquestwhichhecertainlydid,extraordinaryasitmayappear.Hemanifested,besides,astrongdesiretoassaultthejury;andbeingrestrainedandconductedoutofcourt,darkeneditsonlywindowbystandingonhisheaduponthesill,untilhewasdexterouslytilteduponhisfeetagainbyacautiousbeadle.

           Beingcastupontheworldbyhismaster’sdeath,hedeterminedtogothroughituponhisheadandhands,andaccordinglybegantotumbleforhisbread.Finding,however,hisEnglishbirthaninsurmountableobstacletohisadvancementinthispursuit(notwithstandingthathisartwasinhighreputeandfavour),heassumedthenameofanItalianimagelad,withwhomhehadbecomeacquainted;andafterwardstumbledwithextraordinarysuccess,andtooverflowingaudiences.

           LittleMrsQuilpneverquiteforgaveherselftheonedeceitthatlaysoheavyonherconscience,andneverspokeorthoughtofitbutwithbittertears.Herhusbandhadnorelations,andshewasrich.Hehadmadenowill,orshewouldprobablyhavebeenpoor.Havingmarriedthefirsttimeathermother’sinstigation,sheconsultedinhersecondchoicenobodybutherself.

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