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I Look About Me, and Make a Discovery

           

           Itwascuriousandinteresting,nevertheless,tobesittinguptherebehindfourhorses:welleducated,welldressed,andwithplentyofmoneyinmypocket;andtolookoutfortheplaceswhereIhadsleptonmywearyjourney.Ihadabundantoccupationformythoughts,ineveryconspicuouslandmarkontheroad.WhenIlookeddownatthetramperswhomwepassed,andsawthatwell-rememberedstyleoffaceturnedup,Ifeltasifthetinker’sblackenedhandwereinthebosomofmyshirtagain.WhenweclatteredthroughthenarrowstreetofChatham,andIcaughtaglimpse,inpassing,ofthelanewheretheoldmonsterlivedwhohadboughtmyjacket,IstretchedmyneckeagerlytolookfortheplacewhereIhadsat,inthesunandintheshade,waitingformymoney.Whenwecame,atlast,withinastageofLondon,andpassedtheveritableSalemHousewhereMr.Creaklehadlaidabouthimwithaheavyhand,IwouldhavegivenallIhad,forlawfulpermissiontogetdownandthrashhim,andletalltheboysoutlikesomanycagedsparrows.

           WewenttotheGoldenCrossatCharingCross,thenamouldysortofestablishmentinacloseneighbourhood.Awaitershowedmeintothecoffee-room;andachambermaidintroducedmetomysmallbedchamber,whichsmeltlikeahackney-coach,andwasshutuplikeafamilyvault.

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