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Stop Him!

           There!""Tookaway?Inthenight?""Ah!"Veryapprehensiveofbeingoverheard,Jolooksabouthimandevenglancesupsometenfeetatthetopofthehoardingandthroughthecracksinitlesttheobjectofhisdistrustshouldbelookingoverorhiddenontheotherside."Whotookyouaway?""Idustn’tnamehim,"saysJo."Idustn’tdoit,sir."ButIwant,intheyounglady’sname,toknow.Youmaytrustme.Nooneelseshallhear.""Ah,butIdon’tknow,"repliesJo,shakinghisheadfearfully,"asheDON’Thear.""Why,heisnotinthisplace.""Oh,ain’thethough?"saysJo."He’sinallmannerofplaces,allatwanst."Allanlooksathiminperplexity,butdiscoverssomerealmeaningandgoodfaithatthebottomofthisbewilderingreply.Hepatientlyawaitsanexplicitanswer;andJo,morebaffledbyhispatiencethanbyanythingelse,atlastdesperatelywhispersanameinhisear."Aye!"saysAllan."Why,whathadyoubeendoing?""Nothink,sir.Neverdonenothinktogetmyselfintonotrouble,’septinnotmovingonandtheinkwhich.ButI’ma-movingonnow.I’ma-movingontotheberryingroundthat’sthemoveasI’mupto.""No,no,wewilltrytopreventthat.Butwhatdidhedowithyou?""Putmeinahorsepittle,"repliedJo,whispering,"tillIwasdischarged,thengivmealittlemoneyfourhalf-bulls,wotyoumaycallhalf-crownsandses’Hookit!Nobodywantsyouhere,’heses.’Youhookit.Yougoandtramp,’heses.’Youmoveon,’heses.’Don’tletmeeverseeyounowhereswithinfortymileofLondon,oryou’llrepentit.

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