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Chapter 2

           

           "That’sthewaywiththisboy!"exclaimedmysister,pointingmeoutwithherneedleandthread,andshakingherheadatme."Answerhimonequestion,andhe’llaskyouadozendirectly.Hulksareprison-ships,right’crossth’meshes."Wealwaysusedthatnameformarshes,inourcountry.

           "Iwonderwho’sputintoprison-ships,andwhythey’reputthere?"saidI,inageneralway,andwithquietdesperation.

           ItwastoomuchforMrs.Joe,whoimmediatelyrose."Itellyouwhat,youngfellow,"saidshe,"Ididn’tbringyouupbyhandtobadgerpeople’slivesout.Itwouldbeblametomeandnotpraise,ifIhad.PeopleareputintheHulksbecausetheymurder,andbecausetheyrob,andforge,anddoallsortsofbad;andtheyalwaysbeginbyaskingquestions.Now,yougetalongtobed!"

           Iwasneverallowedacandletolightmetobed,and,asIwentupstairsinthedark,withmyheadtinglingfromMrs.Joe’sthimblehavingplayedthetambourineuponit,toaccompanyherlastwordsIfeltfearfullysensibleofthegreatconveniencethatthehulkswerehandyforme.Iwasclearlyonmywaythere.Ihadbegunbyaskingquestions,andIwasgoingtorobMrs.Joe.

           Sincethattime,whichisfarenoughawaynow,Ihaveoftenthoughtthatfewpeopleknowwhatsecrecythereisintheyoungunderterror.Nomatterhowunreasonabletheterror,sothatitbeterror.

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