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Some Old Scenes, and Some New People

           Hetoldmethatwhatshehadsaidofbeinghere,andthere,andeverywhere,wastrueenough;forshemadelittledartsintotheprovinces,andseemedtopickupcustomerseverywhere,andtoknoweverybody.Iaskedhimwhatherdispositionwas:whetheritwasatallmischievous,andifhersympathiesweregenerallyontherightsideofthings:but,notsucceedinginattractinghisattentiontothesequestionsaftertwoorthreeattempts,Iforboreorforgottorepeatthem.Hetoldmeinstead,withmuchrapidity,agooddealaboutherskill,andherprofits;andaboutherbeingascientificcupper,ifIshouldeverhaveoccasionforherserviceinthatcapacity.

           Shewastheprincipalthemeofourconversationduringtheevening:andwhenwepartedforthenightSteerforthcalledaftermeoverthebanisters,‘Bobswore!’asIwentdownstairs.

           Iwassurprised,whenIcametoMr.Barkis’shouse,tofindHamwalkingupanddowninfrontofit,andstillmoresurprisedtolearnfromhimthatlittleEm’lywasinside.Inaturallyinquiredwhyhewasnottheretoo,insteadofpacingthestreetsbyhimself?

           ‘Why,yousee,Mas’rDavy,’herejoined,inahesitatingmanner,‘Em’ly,she’stalkingtosome‘uninhere.’

           ‘Ishouldhavethought,’saidI,smiling,‘thatthatwasareasonforyourbeinginheretoo,Ham.

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