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Chapter 27

           

           "Joe,howareyou,Joe?"

           "Pip,howAIRyou,Pip?"

           Withhisgoodhonestfaceallglowingandshining,andhishatputdownonthefloorbetweenus,hecaughtbothmyhandsandworkedthemstraightupanddown,asifIhadbeenthelast-patentedPump.

           "Iamgladtoseeyou,Joe.Givemeyourhat."

           ButJoe,takingitupcarefullywithbothhands,likeabird’s-nestwitheggsinit,wouldn’thearofpartingwiththatpieceofproperty,andpersistedinstandingtalkingoveritinamostuncomfortableway.

           "Whichyouhavethatgrowed,"saidJoe,"andthatswelled,andthatgentle-folked;"Joeconsideredalittlebeforehediscoveredthisword;"astobesureyouareahonortoyourkingandcountry."

           "Andyou,Joe,lookwonderfullywell."

           "ThankGod,"saidJoe,"I’mekervaltomost.Andyoursister,she’snoworsethanshewere.AndBiddy,she’severrightandready.Andallfriendsisnobackerder,ifnotnoforarder.’CeptinWopsle;he’shadadrop."

           Allthistime(stillwithbothhandstakinggreatcareofthebird’s-nest),Joewasrollinghiseyesroundandroundtheroom,androundandroundthefloweredpatternofmydressing-gown.

           "Hadadrop,Joe?"

           "Whyyes,"saidJoe,loweringhisvoice,"he’slefttheChurchandwentintotheplayacting.WhichtheplayactinghavelikewaysbroughthimtoLondonalongwithme.

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