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The Beginning of a Long Journey

           Butno,sir,no;Idoen’tmeanasitshouldbedeserted.Furfromthat.’

           Wewalkedagainforawhile,asbefore,untilheexplained:

           ‘Mywishesis,sir,asitshalllook,dayandnight,winterandsummer,asithasalwayslooked,sinceshefustknow’dit.Ifeversheshouldcomeawanderingback,Iwouldn’thavetheoldplaceseemtocastheroff,youunderstand,butseemtotempthertodrawnigherto‘t,andtopeepin,maybe,likeaghost,outofthewindandrain,throughtheoldwinder,attheoldseatbythefire.Then,maybe,Mas’rDavy,seein’nonebutMissisGummidgethere,shemighttakehearttocreepin,trembling;andmightcometobelaiddowninheroldbed,andrestherwearyheadwhereitwasoncesogay.’

           Icouldnotspeaktohiminreply,thoughItried.

           ‘Everynight,’saidMr.Peggotty,‘asreg’larasthenightcomes,thecandlemustbestoodinitsoldpaneofglass,thatifeversheshouldseeit,itmayseemtosay“Comeback,mychild,comeback!”Ifeverthere’saknock,Ham(partic’lerasoftknock),arterdark,atyouraunt’sdoor,doen’tyougonighit.Letitbehernotyouthatseesmyfallenchild!’

           Hewalkedalittleinfrontofus,andkeptbeforeusforsomeminutes.Duringthisinterval,IglancedatHamagain,andobservingthesameexpressiononhisface,andhiseyesstilldirectedtothedistantlight,Itouchedhisarm.

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