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I Assist at an Explosion

           

           ‘Don’tbeuneasy,’saidTraddles.‘Theyhavecomeintomypossession.Iwilltakecareofthem,undertheauthorityImentioned.’

           ‘Youreceivestolengoods,doyou?’criedUriah.

           ‘Undersuchcircumstances,’answeredTraddles,‘yes.’

           WhatwasmyastonishmentwhenIbeheldmyaunt,whohadbeenprofoundlyquietandattentive,makeadartatUriahHeep,andseizehimbythecollarwithbothhands!

           ‘YouknowwhatIwant?’saidmyaunt.

           ‘Astrait-waistcoat,’saidhe.

           ‘No.Myproperty!’returnedmyaunt.‘Agnes,mydear,aslongasIbelievedithadbeenreallymadeawaywithbyyourfather,Iwouldn’tand,mydear,Ididn’t,eventoTrot,asheknowsbreatheasyllableofitshavingbeenplacedhereforinvestment.But,nowIknowthisfellow’sanswerableforit,andI’llhaveit!Trot,comeandtakeitawayfromhim!’

           Whethermyauntsupposed,forthemoment,thathekeptherpropertyinhisneck-kerchief,IamsureIdon’tknow;butshecertainlypulledatitasifshethoughtso.Ihastenedtoputmyselfbetweenthem,andtoassureherthatwewouldalltakecarethatheshouldmaketheutmostrestitutionofeverythinghehadwronglygot.This,andafewmoments’reflection,pacifiedher;butshewasnotatalldisconcertedbywhatshehaddone(thoughIcannotsayasmuchforherbonnet)andresumedherseatcomposedly.

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