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The Ghost’s Walk

           Rouncewell’scalmhandslosetheircomposurewhenshespeaksofhim,andunfoldingthemselvesfromherstomacher,hoveraboutherinanagitatedmannerasshesayswhatalikelylad,whatafinelad,whatagay,good-humoured,cleverladhewas!HersecondsonwouldhavebeenprovidedforatChesneyWoldandwouldhavebeenmadestewardindueseason,buthetook,whenhewasaschoolboy,toconstructingsteam-enginesoutofsaucepansandsettingbirdstodrawtheirownwaterwiththeleastpossibleamountoflabour,soassistingthemwithartfulcontrivanceofhydraulicpressurethatathirstycanaryhadonly,inaliteralsense,toputhisshouldertothewheelandthejobwasdone.ThispropensitygaveMrs.Rouncewellgreatuneasiness.Shefeltitwithamother’sanguishtobeamoveintheWatTylerdirection,wellknowingthatSirLeicesterhadthatgeneralimpressionofanaptitudeforanyarttowhichsmokeandatallchimneymightbeconsideredessential.Butthedoomedyoungrebel(otherwiseamildyouth,andverypersevering),showingnosignofgraceashegotolderbut,onthecontrary,constructingamodelofapower-loom,shewasfain,withmanytears,tomentionhisbackslidingstothebaronet."Mrs.Rouncewell,"saidSirLeicester,"Icanneverconsenttoargue,asyouknow,withanyoneonanysubject.Youhadbettergetridofyourboy;youhadbettergethimintosomeWorks.Theironcountryfarthernorthis,Isuppose,thecongenialdirectionforaboywiththesetendencies.

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