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Chapter 17

           

           Theyhadstoppedtorestbeneathafinger-postwherefourroadsmet,andMrCodlininhisdeepmisanthropyhadletdownthedraperyandseatedhimselfinthebottomoftheshow,invisibletomortaleyesanddisdainfulofthecompanyofhisfellowcreatures,whentwomonstrousshadowswereseenstalkingtowardsthemfromaturningintheroadbywhichtheyhadcome.ThechildwasatfirstquiteterrifiedbythesightofthesegauntgiantsforsuchtheylookedastheyadvancedwithloftystridesbeneaththeshadowofthetreesbutShort,tellinghertherewasnothingtofear,blewablastuponthetrumpet,whichwasansweredbyacheerfulshout.

           ‘It’sGrinder’slot,an’tit?’criedMrShortinaloudkey.

           ‘Yes,’repliedacoupleofshrillvoices.

           ‘Comeonthen,’saidShort.‘Let’shavealookatyou.Ithoughtitwasyou.’

           Thusinvited,‘Grinder’slot’approachedwithredoubledspeedandsooncameupwiththelittleparty.

           MrGrinder’scompany,familiarlytermedalot,consistedofayounggentlemanandayoungladyonstilts,andMrGrinderhimself,whousedhisnaturallegsforpedestrianpurposesandcarriedathisbackadrum.ThepubliccostumeoftheyoungpeoplewasoftheHighlandkind,butthenightbeingdampandcold,theyounggentlemanworeoverhiskiltaman’speajacketreachingtohisankles,andaglazedhat;theyoungladytoowasmuffledinanoldclothpelisseandhadahandkerchieftiedaboutherhead.TheirScotchbonnets,ornamentedwithplumesofjetblackfeathers,MrGrindercarriedonhisinstrument.

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