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The Runaway Perambulator

           

           Irosehastily,andwasstridingforward,whenIdistinctlynoticedacovertmovementsomewherenearthemiddleofthecarriage,andheardalowgurgle,whichwasinstantlysuppressed.IstoppeddeadatthissharpreminderthatIwasprobablynottheonlycuriouspersonintheroom,andforalongmomentwebothlaylow,afterwhich,Iamgladtoremember,Imadethefirstadvance.EarlierinthedayIhadarrangedsomelikelyarticlesonaside-table:mywatchandchain,mybunchofkeys,andtwowar-medalsforploddingmerit,andwithaglanceatthese(assomethingtofallbackupon),Isteppedforwarddoggedly,looking(Ifearnow)alittlelikeaprofessoroflegerdemain.Davidwassittingup,andheimmediatelyfixedhiseyesonme.

           Itwouldillbecomemetoattempttodescribethisdearboytoyou,forofcourseIknowreallynothingaboutchildren,soIshallsayonlythis,thatIthoughthimverylikewhatTimothywouldhavebeenhadheeverhadachance.

           ItowhomDavidhadbeenbroughtforjudgment,nowfoundmyselfbeingjudgedbyhim,andthisrearrangementofthepiecesseemedsonaturalthatIfeltnosurprise;IfeltonlyahumblecravingtohearhimsignifythatIwoulddo.Ihavestoodupbeforeotherkeenjudgesanddeceivedthemall,butImadenoefforttodeceiveDavid;Iwantedto,butdarednot.Thoseunblinkingeyesweretoonewtotheworldtobehoodedbyanyofitstricks.InthemIsawmytrueself.

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