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Chapter 19

           Thereweremanyladiesallaround,buttheyturnedtheirbacks,orlookedanotherway,oratthetwoyoungmen(notunfavourablyatthem),andlefthertoherself.Shemotionedawayagipsy-womanurgenttotellherfortune,sayingthatitwastoldalreadyandhadbeenforsomeyears,butcalledthechildtowardsher,andtakingherflowersputmoneyintohertremblinghand,andbadehergohomeandkeepathomeforGod’ssake.

           Manyatimetheywentupanddownthoselong,longlines,seeingeverythingbutthehorsesandtherace;whenthebellrangtoclearthecourse,goingbacktorestamongthecartsanddonkeys,andnotcomingoutagainuntiltheheatwasover.Manyatime,too,wasPunchdisplayedinthefullzenithofhishumour,butallthiswhiletheeyeofThomasCodlinwasuponthem,andtoescapewithoutnoticewasimpracticable.

           Atlength,lateintheday,MrCodlinpitchedtheshowinaconvenientspot,andthespectatorsweresoonintheverytriumphofthescene.Thechild,sittingdownwiththeoldmanclosebehindit,hadbeenthinkinghowstrangeitwasthathorseswhoweresuchfinehonestcreaturesshouldseemtomakevagabondsofallthementheydrewaboutthem,whenaloudlaughatsomeextemporaneouswitticismofMrShort’s,havingallusiontothecircumstancesoftheday,rousedherfromhermeditationandcausedhertolookaround.

           Iftheywereevertogetawayunseen,thatwastheverymoment

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