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35 Jerry Barker

           

           Justthenthecartinfrontofusbegantomoveon,andthenwehadagoodturn.Inandout,inandoutwewent,asfastashorsefleshcoulddoit,andforawonderhadagoodcleartimeonLondonBridge,fortherewasawholetrainofcabsandcarriagesallgoingourwayataquicktrot,perhapswantingtocatchthatverytrain.Atanyrate,wewhirledintothestationwithmanymore,justasthegreatclockpointedtoeightminutestotwelveo’clock.

           “ThankGod!weareintime,”saidtheyoungman,“andthankyou,too,myfriend,andyourgoodhorse.Youhavesavedmemorethanmoneycaneverpayfor.Takethisextrahalf-crown.”

           “No,sir,no,thankyouallthesame;sogladwehitthetime,sir;butdon’tstaynow,sir,thebellisringing.Here,porter!takethisgentleman’sluggage—Doverlinetwelveo’clocktrain—that’sit,”andwithoutwaitingforanotherwordJerrywheeledmeroundtomakeroomforothercabsthatweredashingupatthelastminute,anddrewupononesidetillthecrushwaspast.

           “’Soglad!’hesaid,’soglad!’Pooryoungfellow!Iwonderwhatitwasthatmadehimsoanxious!”

           Jerryoftentalkedtohimselfquiteloudenoughformetohearwhenwewerenotmoving.

           OnJerry’sreturntotheranktherewasagooddealoflaughingandchaffingathimfordrivinghardtothetrainforanextrafare,astheysaid,allagainsthisprinciples,andtheywantedtoknowhowmuchhehadpocketed.

           “AgooddealmorethanIgenerallyget,”saidhe,noddingslyly;“whathegavemewillkeepmeinlittlecomfortsforseveraldays.”

           “Gammon!”saidone.

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