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Chapter 17

           

           ‘Boundfortheraces,Isee,’saidMrGrindercomingupoutofbreath.‘Soarewe.Howareyou,Short?’Withthattheyshookhandsinaveryfriendlymanner.Theyoungpeoplebeingtoohighupfortheordinarysalutations,salutedShortaftertheirownfashion.Theyounggentlemantwisteduphisrightstiltandpattedhimontheshoulder,andtheyoungladyrattledhertambourine.

           ‘Practice?’saidShort,pointingtothestilts.

           ‘No,’returnedGrinder.‘Itcomeseithertowalkin’in‘emorcarryin’of‘em,andtheylikewalkin’in‘embest.It’swerypleasantfortheprospects.Whichroadareyoutakin’?Wegothenighest.’

           ‘Why,thefactis,’saidShort,‘thatwearegoingthelongestway,becausethenwecouldstopforthenight,amileandahalfon.Butthreeorfourmilegainedto-nightissomanysavedto-morrow,andifyoukeepon,Ithinkourbestwayistodothesame.’

           ‘Where’syourpartner?’inquiredGrinder.

           ‘Hereheis,’criedMrThomasCodlin,presentinghisheadandfaceintheprosceniumofthestage,andexhibitinganexpressionofcountenancenotoftenseenthere;‘andhe’llseehispartnerboiledalivebeforehe’llgoonto-night.That’swhathesays.’

           ‘Well,don’tsaysuchthingsasthem,inaspearwhichisdewotedtosomethingpleasanter,’urgedShort.‘Respectassociations,Tommy,evenifyoudocutuprough

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