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Chapter 24. The Evening of a Long Day

           

           Sheweptagain,butMrsGeneralwasthebestofrestoratives.Thenamesoonstimulatedhertodryhereyesandsay:

           ‘ItisahighlyencouragingcircumstanceinEdward’sillness,Iamthankfultothink,andgivesonethegreatestconfidenceinhissensenotbeingimpaired,orhisproperspiritweakened—downtothetimeofpoordearpapa’sdeathatallevents—thathepaidoffMrsGeneralinstantly,andsentheroutofthehouse.Iapplaudhimforit.Icouldforgivehimagreatdealfordoing,withsuchpromptitude,soexactlywhatIwouldhavedonemyself!’

           MrsSparklerwasinthefullglowofhergratification,whenadoubleknockwasheardatthedoor.Averyoddknock.Low,asiftoavoidmakinganoiseandattractingattention.Long,asifthepersonknockingwerepreoccupiedinmind,andforgottoleaveoff.

           ‘Halloa!’saidMrSparkler.‘Who’sthis?’

           ‘NotAmyandEdwardwithoutnoticeandwithoutacarriage!’saidMrsSparkler.‘Lookout.’

           Theroomwasdark,butthestreetwaslighter,becauseofitslamps.MrSparkler’sheadpeepingoverthebalconylookedsoverybulkyandheavythatitseemedonthepointofoverbalancinghimandflatteningtheunknownbelow.

           ‘It’sonefellow,’saidMrSparkler.‘Ican’tseewho—stopthough!’

           Onthissecondthoughthewentoutintothebalconyagainandhadanotherlook.Hecamebackasthedoorwasopened,andannouncedthathebelievedhehadidentified‘hisgovernor’stile.’Hewasnotmistaken,forhisgovernor,withhistileinhishand,wasintroducedimmediatelyafterwards.

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