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Chapter 7

           “Myword,hehasbeengoingit!”someoneshoutedathimwhenhecameoutonthecanalbank.

           Hewasonlydimlyconsciousofhimselfnow,andthefartherhewenttheworseitwas.Herememberedhowever,thatoncomingoutontothecanalbank,hewasalarmedatfindingfewpeoplethereandsobeingmoreconspicuous,andhehadthoughtofturningback.Thoughhewasalmostfallingfromfatigue,hewentalongwayroundsoastogethomefromquiteadifferentdirection.

           Hewasnotfullyconsciouswhenhepassedthroughthegatewayofhishouse!Hewasalreadyonthestaircasebeforeherecollectedtheaxe.Andyethehadaverygraveproblembeforehim,toputitbackandtoescapeobservationasfaraspossibleindoingso.Hewasofcourseincapableofreflectingthatitmightperhapsbefarbetternottorestoretheaxeatall,buttodropitlateroninsomebody’syard.Butitallhappenedfortunately,thedooroftheporter’sroomwasclosedbutnotlocked,sothatitseemedmostlikelythattheporterwasathome.Buthehadsocompletelylostallpowerofreflectionthathewalkedstraighttothedoorandopenedit.Iftheporterhadaskedhim,“Whatdoyouwant?”hewouldperhapshavesimplyhandedhimtheaxe.Butagaintheporterwasnotathome,andhesucceededinputtingtheaxebackunderthebench,andevencoveringitwiththechunkofwoodasbefore.Hemetnoone,notasoul,afterwardsonthewaytohisroom;thelandlady’sdoorwasshut

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