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Chapter 7

           Ihadneithercoat,waistcoat,collar,norhat,mytrouserswerebadlytorn,andmyfaceandhandswereblackwiththeexplosion.IdaresayIhadotherbeauties,formyeyesfeltasiftheywerefuriouslybloodshot.AltogetherIwasnospectacleforGod-fearingcitizenstoseeonahighroad.

           VerysoonafterdaybreakImadeanattempttocleanmyselfinahillburn,andthenapproachedaherd’scottage,forIwasfeelingtheneedoffood.Theherdwasawayfromhome,andhiswifewasalone,withnoneighbourforfivemiles.Shewasadecentoldbody,andapluckyone,forthoughshegotafrightwhenshesawme,shehadanaxehandy,andwouldhaveuseditonanyevil-doer.ItoldherthatIhadhadafallIdidn’tsayhowandshesawbymylooksthatIwasprettysick.LikeatrueSamaritansheaskednoquestions,butgavemeabowlofmilkwithadashofwhiskyinit,andletmesitforalittlebyherkitchenfire.Shewouldhavebathedmyshoulder,butitachedsobadlythatIwouldnotlethertouchit.

           Idon’tknowwhatshetookmeforarepentantburglar,perhaps;forwhenIwantedtopayherforthemilkandtenderedasovereignwhichwasthesmallestcoinIhad,sheshookherheadandsaidsomethingabout“givingittothemthathadarighttoit”.AtthisIprotestedsostronglythatIthinkshebelievedmehonest,forshetookthemoneyandgavemeawarmnewplaidforit,andanoldhatofherman’s.

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