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Chapter 42

           ‘Wheredoyoumeantostopforthenight,Noah?’sheasked,aftertheyhadwalkedafewhundredyards.

           ‘HowshouldIknow?’repliedNoah,whosetemperhadbeenconsiderablyimpairedbywalking.

           ‘Near,Ihope,’saidCharlotte.

           ‘No,notnear,’repliedMr.Claypole.‘There!Notnear;sodon’tthinkit.

           ‘Whynot?’

           ‘WhenItellyerthatIdon’tmeantodoathing,that’senough,withoutanywhyorbecauseeither,’repliedMr.Claypolewithdignity.

           ‘Well,youneedn’tbesocross,’saidhiscompanion.

           ‘Aprettythingitwouldbe,wouldn’tittogoandstopattheveryfirstpublic-houseoutsidethetown,sothatSowerberry,ifhecomeupafterus,mightpokeinhisoldnose,andhaveustakenbackinacartwithhandcuffson,’saidMr.Claypoleinajeeringtone.‘No!IshallgoandlosemyselfamongthenarroweststreetsIcanfind,andnotstoptillwecometotheveryout-of-the-wayesthouseIcanseteyeson.‘Cod,yermaythanksyerstarsI’vegotahead;forifwehadn’tgone,atfirst,thewrongroadapurpose,andcomebackacrosscountry,yer’dhavebeenlockeduphardandfastaweekago,mylady.Andserveyerrightforbeingafool.

           ‘IknowIain’tascunningasyouare,’repliedCharlotte;‘butdon’tputalltheblameonme,andsayIshouldhavebeenlockedup.YouwouldhavebeenifIhadbeen,anyway.

           ‘Yertookthemoneyfromthetill,yerknowyerdid,’saidMr.Claypole.

           ‘Itookitforyou,Noah,dear,’rejoinedCharlotte.

           ‘DidIkeepit?’askedMr.Claypole.

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