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Chapter 28

           ‘Helooksasifhewasa-going,miss,’bawledBrittles,inthesamemannerasbefore.‘Wouldn’tyouliketocomeandlookathim,miss,incaseheshould?’

           ‘Hush,pray;there’sagoodman!’rejoinedthelady.‘Waitquietlyonlyoneinstant,whileIspeaktoaunt.

           Withafootstepassoftandgentleasthevoice,thespeakertrippedaway.Shesoonreturned,withthedirectionthatthewoundedpersonwastobecarried,carefully,upstairstoMr.Giles’sroom;andthatBrittleswastosaddletheponyandbetakehimselfinstantlytoChertsey:fromwhichplace,hewastodespatch,withallspeed,aconstableanddoctor.

           ‘Butwon’tyoutakeonelookathim,first,miss?’askedMr.Giles,withasmuchprideasifOliverweresomebirdofrareplumage,thathehadskilfullybroughtdown.‘Notonelittlepeep,miss?’

           ‘Notnow,fortheworld,’repliedtheyounglady.‘Poorfellow!Oh!treathimkindly,Gilesformysake!’

           Theoldservantlookedupatthespeaker,assheturnedaway,withaglanceasproudandadmiringasifshehadbeenhisownchild.Then,bendingoverOliver,hehelpedtocarryhimupstairs,withthecareandsolicitudeofawoman.

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