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           SoonJosydevelopednoblerfeelings,forsheandJoeykinsuddenlyfellmadlyinlovewitheachotheracrossthetable,butunaffectedbythisprettypicture,Joeycontinuedtoputwholesausagesinhismouthatatime,andthenrubbedhimselfalittlelowerdown,whileoldJoeysecretedthemabouthisperson;andwhenDavidwasn’tlookingtheybothpouncedonhissausages,andyetastheygobbledtheywereconstantlyrunningtothetopofthestairandscreamingtotheservanttobringupmoresausages.

           YoucouldseethatJoey(ifyoucaughthimwithhishandinyourplate)wasabitashamedofhimself,andheadmittedtousthatsausageswereapassionwithhim.

           Hesaidhehadneveronceinhislifehadasufficientnumberofsausages.Theyhadmaddenedhimsincehewasthesmallestboy.Hetoldushow,eveninthosedays,hismotherhadfearedforhim,thoughfondofasausageherself;howhehadboughtasausagewithhisfirstpenny,andhopedtobuyonewithhislast(iftheycouldnotbegotinanyotherway),andthathealwayssleptwithastringofthembeneathhispillow.

           Whilehewasgivingustheseconfidences,unfortunately,hiseyescametorest,atfirstaccidentally,thenwistfully,thenwithahorridgleaminthem,onthelittledog,whichwasfoolingaboutonthetopofthesausage-machine,andhishandswentouttowarditconvulsively,whereatDavid,insuddenfear,seizedthedoginonearmandgallantlyclenchedhisotherfist,andthenJoeybeggedhispardonandburstintotears,eachoneofwhichheflungagainstthewall,whereitexplodedwithabang