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Chapter 11

           Whenhedoes,sayagoodwordsayakindwordforme,MissNell!’

           ‘TheytellmeImustnotevenmentionyournametohimforalong,longtime,’rejoinedthechild,‘Idarenot;andevenifImight,whatgoodwouldakindworddoyou,Kit?Weshallbeverypoor.Weshallscarcelyhavebreadtoeat.’

           ‘It’snotthatImaybetakenback,’saidtheboy,‘thatIaskthefavourofyou.Itisn’tforthesakeoffoodandwagesthatI’vebeenwaitingaboutsolonginhopestoseeyou.Don’tthinkthatI’dcomeinatimeoftroubletotalkofsuchthingsasthem.’

           Thechildlookedgratefullyandkindlyathim,butwaitedthathemightspeakagain.

           ‘No,it’snotthat,’saidKithesitating,‘it’ssomethingverydifferentfromthat.Ihaven’tgotmuchsense,Iknow,butifhecouldbebroughttobelievethatI’dbeenafaithfulservanttohim,doingthebestIcould,andnevermeaningharm,perhapshemightn’t

           HereKitfalteredsolongthatthechildentreatedhimtospeakout,andquickly,foritwasverylate,andtimetoshutthewindow.

           ‘Perhapshemightn’tthinkitoverventuresomeofmetosaywellthen,tosaythis,’criedKitwithsuddenboldness.‘Thishomeisgonefromyouandhim.MotherandIhavegotapoorone,butthat’sbetterthanthiswithallthesepeoplehere;andwhynotcomethere,tillhe’shadtimetolookabout,andfindabetter!’

           Thechilddidnotspeak.Kit,inthereliefofhavingmadehisproposition,foundhistongueloosened,andspokeoutinitsfavourwithhisutmosteloquence.

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