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Chapter 5

           ‘Now,youmustputyourbestlegforemost,oldlady!’whisperedSowerberryintheoldwoman’sear;‘weareratherlate;anditwon’tdo,tokeeptheclergymanwaiting.Moveon,mymenasquickasyoulike!’

           Thusdirected,thebearerstrottedonundertheirlightburden;andthetwomournerskeptasnearthem,astheycould.Mr.BumbleandSowerberrywalkedatagoodsmartpaceinfront;andOliver,whoselegswerenotsolongashismaster’s,ranbytheside.

           TherewasnotsogreatanecessityforhurryingasMr.Sowerberryhadanticipated,however;forwhentheyreachedtheobscurecornerofthechurchyardinwhichthenettlesgrew,andwheretheparishgravesweremade,theclergymanhadnotarrived;andtheclerk,whowassittingbythevestry-roomfire,seemedtothinkitbynomeansimprobablethatitmightbeanhourorso,beforehecame.So,theyputthebieronthebrinkofthegrave;andthetwomournerswaitedpatientlyinthedampclay,withacoldraindrizzlingdown,whiletheraggedboyswhomthespectaclehadattractedintothechurchyardplayedanoisygameathide-and-seekamongthetombstones,orvariedtheiramusementsbyjumpingbackwardsandforwardsoverthecoffin.Mr.SowerberryandBumble,beingpersonalfriendsoftheclerk,satbythefirewithhim,andreadthepaper.

           Atlength,afteralapseofsomethingmorethananhour,Mr.Bumble,andSowerberry,andtheclerk,wereseenrunningtowardsthegrave.Immediatelyafterwards,theclergymanappeared:puttingonhissurpliceashecamealong.Mr.Bumblethenthrashedaboyortwo,tokeepupappearances;andthereverendgentleman,havingreadasmuchoftheburialserviceascouldbecompressedintofourminutes,gavehissurplicetotheclerk,andwalkedawayagain.

           ‘Now,Bill!’saidSowerberrytothegrave-digger.‘Fillup!’

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