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Chapter 42

           ‘No;youtrustedinme,andletmecarryitlikeadear,andsoyouare,’saidthelady,chuckinghimunderthechin,anddrawingherarmthroughhis.

           Thiswasindeedthecase;butasitwasnotMr.Claypole’shabittoreposeablindandfoolishconfidenceinanybody,itshouldbeobserved,injusticetothatgentleman,thathehadtrustedCharlottetothisextent,inorderthat,iftheywerepursued,themoneymightbefoundonher:whichwouldleavehimanopportunityofassertinghisinnocenceofanytheft,andwouldgreatlyfacilitatehischancesofescape.Ofcourse,heenteredatthisjuncture,intonoexplanationofhismotives,andtheywalkedonverylovinglytogether.

           Inpursuanceofthiscautiousplan,Mr.Claypolewenton,withouthalting,untilhearrivedattheAngelatIslington,wherehewiselyjudged,fromthecrowdofpassengersandnumbersofvehicles,thatLondonbeganinearnest.Justpausingtoobservewhichappearedthemostcrowdedstreets,andconsequentlythemosttobeavoided,hecrossedintoSaintJohn’sRoad,andwassoondeepintheobscurityoftheintricateanddirtyways,which,lyingbetweenGray’sInnLaneandSmithfield,renderthatpartofthetownoneofthelowestandworstthatimprovementhasleftinthemidstofLondon.

           Throughthesestreets,NoahClaypolewalked,draggingCharlotteafterhim;nowsteppingintothekenneltoembraceataglancethewholeexternalcharacterofsomesmallpublic-house;nowjoggingonagain,assomefanciedappearanceinducedhimtobelieveittoopublicforhispurpose.

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