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XV. A Morning Meeting—The Letter Again

           Thespeechandentryhadnotseemedtobeatallanabruptbeginningtothemaltster,introductorymatterbeingoftenomittedinthisneighbourhood,bothfromwordanddeed,andthemaltsterhavingthesamelatitudeallowedhim,didnothurrytoreply.Hepickedupafragmentofcheese,bypeckinguponitwithhisknife,asabutcherpicksupskewers.

           Heneryappearedinadrabkerseymeregreat-coat,buttonedoverhissmock-frock,thewhiteskirtsofthelatterbeingvisibletothedistanceofaboutafootbelowthecoat-tails,which,whenyougotusedtothestyleofdress,lookednaturalenough,andevenornamentalitcertainlywascomfortable.

           MatthewMoon,JosephPoorgrass,andothercartersandwaggonersfollowedathisheels,withgreatlanternsdanglingfromtheirhands,whichshowedthattheyhadjustcomefromthecart-horsestables,wheretheyhadbeenbusilyengagedsincefouro’clockthatmorning.

           "Andhowisshegettingonwithoutabaily?"themaltsterinquired.Heneryshookhishead,andsmiledoneofthebittersmiles,draggingallthefleshofhisforeheadintoacorrugatedheapinthecentre.

           "She’llrueitsurely,surely!"hesaid."BenjyPennywayswerenotatruemanoranhonestbailyasbigabetrayerasJudasIscariothimself.Buttothinkshecancarr’onalone!"Heallowedhisheadtoswinglaterallythreeorfourtimesinsilence.

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