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Chapter 55

           Inthemeantime,Wemmickwasdivingintohiscoat-pockets,andgettingsomethingoutofpaperthere.

           "Halloa!"saidhe."Here’sacoupleofpairofgloves!Let’sput’emon!"

           Asthegloveswerewhitekidgloves,andasthepost-officewaswidenedtoitsutmostextent,Inowbegantohavemystrongsuspicions.TheywerestrengthenedintocertaintywhenIbeheldtheAgedenteratasidedoor,escortingalady.

           "Halloa!"saidWemmick."Here’sMissSkiffins!Let’shaveawedding."

           Thatdiscreetdamselwasattiredasusual,exceptthatshewasnowengagedinsubstitutingforhergreenkidglovesapairofwhite.TheAgedwaslikewiseoccupiedinpreparingasimilarsacrificeforthealtarofHymen.Theoldgentleman,however,experiencedsomuchdifficultyingettinghisgloveson,thatWemmickfounditnecessarytoputhimwithhisbackagainstapillar,andthentogetbehindthepillarhimselfandpullawayatthem,whileIformypartheldtheoldgentlemanroundthewaist,thathemightpresentandequalandsaferesistance.Bydintofthisingeniousscheme,hisglovesweregotontoperfection.

           Theclerkandclergymanthenappearing,wewererangedinorderatthosefatalrails.

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