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Chapter 51

           Grimwig,tartly;‘suppressyourfeelings.

           ‘Iwilldomyendeavours,sir,’repliedMr.Bumble.‘Howdoyoudo,sir?Ihopeyouareverywell.

           ThissalutationwasaddressedtoMr.Brownlow,whohadsteppeduptowithinashortdistanceoftherespectablecouple.Heinquired,ashepointedtoMonks,

           ‘Doyouknowthatperson?’

           ‘No,’repliedMrs.Bumbleflatly.

           ‘PerhapsYOUdon’t?’saidMr.Brownlow,addressingherspouse.

           ‘Ineversawhiminallmylife,’saidMr.Bumble.

           ‘Norsoldhimanything,perhaps?’

           ‘No,’repliedMrs.Bumble.

           ‘Youneverhad,perhaps,acertaingoldlocketandring?’saidMr.Brownlow.

           ‘Certainlynot,’repliedthematron.‘Whyarewebroughtheretoanswertosuchnonsenseasthis?’

           AgainMr.BrownlownoddedtoMr.Grimwig;andagainthatgentlemanlimpedawaywithextraordinaryreadiness.Butnotagaindidhereturnwithastoutmanandwife;forthistime,heledintwopalsiedwomen,whoshookandtotteredastheywalked.

           ‘YoushutthedoorthenightoldSallydied,’saidtheforemostone,raisinghershrivelledhand,‘butyoucouldn’tshutoutthesound,norstopthechinks.

           ‘No,no,’saidtheother,lookingroundherandwagginghertoothlessjaws.‘No,no,no.

           ‘Weheardhertrytotellyouwhatshe’ddone,andsawyoutakeapaperfromherhand,andwatchedyoutoo,nextday,tothepawnbroker’sshop,’saidthefirst.

           ‘Yes,’addedthesecond,‘anditwasa"locketandgoldring."Wefoundoutthat,andsawitgivenyou.Wewereby.Oh!wewereby.

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