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Lower and Lower

           ‘Oh,mydearestlove,’thoughtMrs.Sparsit,‘youlittlethinkhowwellattendedyouare!’

           Mrs.Sparsitsawheroutofthewood,andsawherenterthehouse.Whattodonext?Itrainednow,inasheetofwater.Mrs.Sparsit’swhitestockingswereofmanycolours,greenpredominating;pricklythingswereinhershoes;caterpillarsslungthemselves,inhammocksoftheirownmaking,fromvariouspartsofherdress;rillsranfromherbonnet,andherRomannose.Insuchcondition,Mrs.Sparsitstoodhiddeninthedensityoftheshrubbery,consideringwhatnext?

           Lo,Louisacomingoutofthehouse!Hastilycloakedandmuffled,andstealingaway.Sheelopes!Shefallsfromthelowermoststair,andisswallowedupinthegulf.

           Indifferenttotherain,andmovingwithaquickdeterminedstep,shestruckintoaside-pathparallelwiththeride.Mrs.Sparsitfollowedintheshadowofthetrees,atbutashortdistance;foritwasnoteasytokeepafigureinviewgoingquicklythroughtheumbrageousdarkness.

           Whenshestoppedtoclosetheside-gatewithoutnoise,Mrs.Sparsitstopped.Whenshewenton,Mrs.Sparsitwenton.ShewentbythewayMrs.Sparsithadcome,emergedfromthegreenlane,crossedthestonyroad,andascendedthewoodenstepstotherailroad.AtrainforCoketownwouldcomethroughpresently,Mrs.Sparsitknew;sosheunderstoodCoketowntobeherfirstplaceofdestination.

           InMrs.

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