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Strongly illustrative of the Position, that the Course of True Love is not a Railway

           Shewouldhavecriedforassistance,butageandinfirmityhadlongagodeprivedherofthepowerofscreaming;she,therefore,watchedhismotionswithfeelingsofintensehorrorwhichwereinnodegreediminishedbyhiscomingcloseuptoher,andshoutinginherearinanagitated,andasitseemedtoher,athreateningtone

           ‘Missus!’

           NowitsohappenedthatMr.Jinglewaswalkinginthegardenclosetothearbouratthatmoment.Hetooheardtheshoutsof‘Missus,’andstoppedtohearmore.Therewerethreereasonsforhisdoingso.Inthefirstplace,hewasidleandcurious;secondly,hewasbynomeansscrupulous;thirdly,andlastly,hewasconcealedfromviewbysomefloweringshrubs.Sotherehestood,andtherehelistened.

           ‘Missus!’shoutedthefatboy.

           ‘Well,Joe,’saidthetremblingoldlady.‘I’msureIhavebeenagoodmistresstoyou,Joe.Youhaveinvariablybeentreatedverykindly.Youhaveneverhadtoomuchtodo;andyouhavealwayshadenoughtoeat.’

           Thislastwasanappealtothefatboy’smostsensitivefeelings.Heseemedtouched,asherepliedemphatically‘IknowsIhas.’

           ‘Thenwhatcanyouwanttodonow?’saidtheoldlady,gainingcourage.

           ‘Iwantstomakeyourfleshcreep,’repliedtheboy.

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