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VIII. The Malthouse—The Chat—News

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           "ButCharlotte,"continuedCoggan"notawordofthesortwouldCharlotteallow,northesmallestitemoftakinginvain…Ay,poorCharlotte,IwonderifshehadthegoodfortunetogetintoHeavenwhen’adied!But’awasnevermuchinluck’sway,andperhaps’awentdownwardsafterall,poorsoul."

           "AnddidanyofyouknowMissEverdene’sfatherandmother?"inquiredtheshepherd,whofoundsomedifficultyinkeepingtheconversationinthedesiredchannel.

           "Iknewthemalittle,"saidJacobSmallbury;"buttheyweretownsfolk,anddidn’tlivehere.They’vebeendeadforyears.Father,whatsortofpeopleweremis’ess’fatherandmother?"

           "Well,"saidthemaltster,"hewasn’tmuchtolookat;butshewasalovelywoman.Hewasfondenoughofherashissweetheart."

           "Usedtokissherscoresandlong-hundredso’times,so’twassaid,"observedCoggan.

           "Hewasveryproudofher,too,whentheyweremarried,asI’vebeentold,"saidthemaltster."Ay,"saidCoggan."Headmiredhersomuchthatheusedtolightthecandlethreetimesanighttolookather."

           "Boundlesslove;Ishouldn’thavesupposeditintheuniverse!"murmuredJosephPoorgrass,whohabituallyspokeonalargescaleinhismoralreflections.

           "Well,tobesure,"saidGabriel.

           "Oh,’tistrueenough.Iknowedthemanandwomanbothwell.LeviEverdenethatwastheman’sname,sure.’Man,’saithIinmyhurry,buthewereofahighercircleoflifethanthat’awasagentleman-tailorreally,worthscoresofpounds.Andhebecameaverycelebratedbankrupttwoorthreetimes.

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