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Chapter 8

           

           "Ah!"saidthegirl;"butyouseeshedon’t."

           Shesaiditsofinally,andinsuchanundiscussibleway,thatMr.Pumblechook,thoughinaconditionofruffleddignity,couldnotprotest.ButheeyedmeseverelyasifIhaddoneanythingtohim!anddepartedwiththewordsreproachfullydelivered:"Boy!Letyourbehaviorherebeacredituntothemwhichbroughtyouupbyhand!"Iwasnotfreefromapprehensionthathewouldcomebacktopropoundthroughthegate,"Andsixteen?"Buthedidn’t.

           Myyoungconductresslockedthegate,andwewentacrossthecourtyard.Itwaspavedandclean,butgrasswasgrowingineverycrevice.Thebrewerybuildingshadalittlelaneofcommunicationwithit,andthewoodengatesofthatlanestoodopen,andallthebrewerybeyondstoodopen,awaytothehighenclosingwall;andallwasemptyanddisused.Thecoldwindseemedtoblowcoldertherethanoutsidethegate;anditmadeashrillnoiseinhowlinginandoutattheopensidesofthebrewery,likethenoiseofwindintheriggingofashipatsea.

           Shesawmelookingatit,andshesaid,"Youcoulddrinkwithouthurtallthestrongbeerthat’sbrewedtherenow,boy."

           "IshouldthinkIcould,miss,"saidI,inashyway.

           "Betternottrytobrewbeertherenow,oritwouldturnoutsour,boy;don’tyouthinkso?"

           "Itlookslikeit,miss.

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