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VIII. The Malthouse—The Chat—News

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           "Yousee,"saidBillySmallbury,"Theman’swillwastodoright,sureenough,buthisheartdidn’tchimein."

           "Hegotsomuchbetter,thathewasquitegodlyinhislateryears,wasn’the,Jan?"saidJosephPoorgrass."Hegothimselfconfirmedoveragaininamoreseriousway,andtooktosaying’Amen’almostasloudastheclerk,andhelikedtocopycomfortingversesfromthetombstones.Heused,too,toholdthemoney-plateatLetYourLightsoShine,andstandgodfathertopoorlittlecome-by-chancechildren;andhekeptamissionaryboxuponhistabletonabfolksunawareswhentheycalled;yes,andhewouldboxthecharity-boys’ears,iftheylaughedinchurch,tilltheycouldhardlystandupright,anddootherdeedsofpietynaturaltothesaintlyinclined."

           "Ay,atthattimehethoughtofnothingbuthighthings,"addedBillySmallbury."OnedayParsonThirdlymethimandsaid,’Good-Morning,MisterEverdene;’tisafineday!’’Amen’saidEverdene,quiteabsent-like,thinkingonlyofreligionwhenheseedaparson.Yes,hewasaveryChristianman."

           "Theirdaughterwasnotatallaprettychielatthattime,"saidHeneryFray."Nevershouldhavethoughtshe’dhavegrowedupsuchahandsomebodyassheis."

           "’Tistobehopedhertemperisasgoodasherface."

           "Well,yes;butthebailywillhavemosttodowiththebusinessandourselves.Ah!"Henerygazedintotheashpit,andsmiledvolumesofironicalknowledge.

           "AqueerChristian,liketheDevil’sheadinacowl,asthesayingis,"volunteeredMarkClark.

           "Heis,"saidHenery,implyingthatironymustceaseatacertainpoint.

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