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Chapter 17

           

           Whenwecamenearthechurchyard,wehadtocrossanembankment,andgetoverastilenearasluice-gate.Therestartedup,fromthegate,orfromtherushes,orfromtheooze(whichwasquiteinhisstagnantway),OldOrlick.

           "Halloa!"hegrowled,"whereareyoutwogoing?"

           "Whereshouldwebegoing,buthome?"

           "Well,then,"saidhe,"I’mjiggeredifIdon’tseeyouhome!"

           Thispenaltyofbeingjiggeredwasafavoritesupposititiouscaseofhis.HeattachednodefinitemeaningtothewordthatIamawareof,butusedit,likehisownpretendedChristianname,toaffrontmankind,andconveyanideaofsomethingsavagelydamaging.WhenIwasyounger,Ihadhadageneralbeliefthatifhehadjiggeredmepersonally,hewouldhavedoneitwithasharpandtwistedhook.

           Biddywasmuchagainsthisgoingwithus,andsaidtomeinawhisper,"Don’tlethimcome;Idon’tlikehim."AsIdidnotlikehimeither,Itookthelibertyofsayingthatwethankedhim,butwedidn’twantseeinghome.Hereceivedthatpieceofinformationwithayelloflaughter,anddroppedback,butcameslouchingafterusatalittledistance.

           CurioustoknowwhetherBiddysuspectedhimofhavinghadahandinthatmurderousattackofwhichmysisterhadneverbeenabletogiveanyaccount,Iaskedherwhyshedidnotlikehim.

           "Oh!"shereplied,glancingoverhershoulderasheslouchedafterus,"becauseIIamafraidhelikesme.

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