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I Am Shown Two Interesting Penitents

           ‘Hecutherfacerightopen,andpoundedherinthemostbrutalmanner,whenshetookhim;butsheneverloosedherholdtillhewaslockedup.Sheheldsotighttohim,infact,thattheofficerswereobligedtotake‘embothtogether.Shegaveherevidenceinthegamestway,andwashighlycomplimentedbytheBench,andcheeredrighthometoherlodgings.ShesaidinCourtthatshe’dhavetookhimsingle-handed(onaccountofwhatsheknewconcerninghim),ifhehadbeenSamson.Andit’smybeliefshewould!’

           Itwasminetoo,andIhighlyrespectedMissMowcherforit.

           Wehadnowseenalltherewastosee.ItwouldhavebeeninvaintorepresenttosuchamanastheWorshipfulMr.Creakle,thatTwentySevenandTwentyEightwereperfectlyconsistentandunchanged;thatexactlywhattheywerethen,theyhadalwaysbeen;thatthehypocriticalknaveswerejustthesubjectstomakethatsortofprofessioninsuchaplace;thattheyknewitsmarket-valueatleastaswellaswedid,intheimmediateserviceitwoulddothemwhentheywereexpatriated;inaword,thatitwasarotten,hollow,painfullysuggestivepieceofbusinessaltogether.Weleftthemtotheirsystemandthemselves,andwenthomewondering.

           ‘Perhapsit’sagoodthing,Traddles,’saidI,‘tohaveanunsoundHobbyriddenhard;forit’sthesoonerriddentodeath.’

           ‘Ihopeso,’repliedTraddles.

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