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47 Hard Times

           

           “Oh!hecandoitallright,sir;senduptheboxes,porter;hecouldtakemorethanthat;”andhehelpedtohaulupaboxsoheavythatIcouldfeelthespringsgodown.

           “Papa,papa,dotakeasecondcab,”saidtheyounggirlinabeseechingtone.“Iamsurewearewrong,Iamsureitisverycruel.”

           “Nonsense,Grace,getinatonce,anddon’tmakeallthisfuss;aprettythingitwouldbeifamanofbusinesshadtoexamineeverycab-horsebeforehehiredit—themanknowshisownbusinessofcourse;there,getinandholdyourtongue!”

           Mygentlefriendhadtoobey,andboxafterboxwasdraggedupandlodgedonthetopofthecaborsettledbythesideofthedriver.Atlastallwasready,andwithhisusualjerkatthereinandslashofthewhiphedroveoutofthestation.

           TheloadwasveryheavyandIhadhadneitherfoodnorrestsincemorning;butIdidmybest,asIalwayshaddone,inspiteofcrueltyandinjustice.

           IgotalongfairlytillwecametoLudgateHill;buttheretheheavyloadandmyownexhaustionweretoomuch.Iwasstrugglingtokeepon,goadedbyconstantchucksofthereinanduseofthewhip,wheninasinglemoment—Icannottellhow—myfeetslippedfromunderme,andIfellheavilytothegroundonmyside;thesuddennessandtheforcewithwhichIfellseemedtobeatallthebreathoutofmybody.Ilayperfectlystill;indeed,Ihadnopowertomove,andIthoughtnowIwasgoingtodie.Iheardasortofconfusionroundme,loud,angryvoices,andthegettingdownoftheluggage,butitwasalllikeadream.

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