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The Fight For Timothy

           TheNoah’sarksarepackedonewithinanother,withclockworkhorsesharnessedtothem;thesoldiers,knapsackonback,arekissingtheirhandstothedearfoolishgirls,who,however,willnotbeleftbehindthem;allthefour-footedthingsgatheraroundtheelephant,whoisoverfulofdrawing-roomfurniture;thebirdsfluttertheirwings;themanwiththescythemowshiswaythroughthecrowd;theballoonstugattheirstrings;theshipsrockunderaswellofsail,everythingisgettingreadyforthemightyexodusintotheStrand.Tearswillbeshed.

           SoweboughtthehorseintheLowtherArcade,Porthos,whothoughtitwasforhim,lookingproudbutuneasy,anditwassenttothebandboxhouseanonymously.AboutaweekafterwardIhadtheill-lucktomeetMary’shusbandinKensington,soIaskedhimwhathehadcalledhislittlegirl.

           “Itisaboy,”hereplied,withintolerablegood-humour,“wecallhimDavid.”

           Andthenwithasingularlackoftastehewantedthenameofmyboy.

           Iflickedmyglove.“Timothy,”saidI.

           Isawasuppressedsmileonhisface,andsaidhotlythatTimothywasasgoodanameasDavid.“Ilikeit,”heassuredme,andexpressedahopethattheywouldbecomefriends.IboiledtosaythatIreallycouldnotallowTimothytomixwithboysoftheDavidclass,butIrefrained,andlistenedcoldlywhilehetoldmewhatDaviddidwhenyousaidhistoeswerepigsgoingtomarketorreturningfromit,Iforgetwhich.HealsoboastedofDavid’sweight(asubjectaboutwhichweareuncommonlytouchyattheclub),asifchildrenwereforthrowingforthforawager.

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