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I Corroborate Mr. Dick, and Choose a Profession

           PerhapsImighthavebeenbetterfriendswiththatpoorchildyourmother,evenafteryoursisterBetseyTrotwooddisappointedme.Whenyoucametome,alittlerunawayboy,alldustyandway-worn,perhapsIthoughtso.Fromthattimeuntilnow,Trot,youhaveeverbeenacredittomeandaprideandapleasure.Ihavenootherclaimuponmymeans;atleast’heretomysurpriseshehesitated,andwasconfused‘no,Ihavenootherclaimuponmymeansandyouaremyadoptedchild.Onlybealovingchildtomeinmyage,andbearwithmywhimsandfancies;andyouwilldomoreforanoldwomanwhoseprimeoflifewasnotsohappyorconciliatingasitmighthavebeen,thaneverthatoldwomandidforyou.’

           ItwasthefirsttimeIhadheardmyauntrefertoherpasthistory.Therewasamagnanimityinherquietwayofdoingso,andofdismissingit,whichwouldhaveexaltedherinmyrespectandaffection,ifanythingcould.

           ‘Allisagreedandunderstoodbetweenus,now,Trot,’saidmyaunt,‘andweneedtalkofthisnomore.Givemeakiss,andwe’llgototheCommonsafterbreakfasttomorrow.’

           Wehadalongchatbythefirebeforewewenttobed.Isleptinaroomonthesamefloorwithmyaunt’s,andwasalittledisturbedinthecourseofthenightbyherknockingatmydoorasoftenasshewasagitatedbyadistantsoundofhackney-coachesormarket-carts,andinquiring,‘ifIheardtheengines?’Buttowardsmorningshesleptbetter,andsufferedmetodosotoo.

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