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Chapter 20

           

           ‘Isay,’criedKitwitharuefulface,‘don’ttalklikethat,mother.’

           ‘Iamafraidtheyhave,andthat’sthetruth,’shesaid.‘It’sthetalkofalltheneighbours,andtherearesomeeventhatknowoftheirhavingbeenseenonboardship,andcantellyouthenameoftheplacethey’vegoneto,whichismorethanIcan,mydear,forit’saveryhardone.’

           ‘Idon’tbelieveit,’saidKit.‘Notawordofit.Asetofidlechatterboxes,howshouldtheyknow!’

           ‘Theymaybewrongofcourse,’returnedthemother,‘Ican’ttellaboutthat,thoughIdon’tthinkit’satallunlikelythatthey’reintheright,forthetalkisthattheoldgentlemanhadputbyalittlemoneythatnobodyknewof,noteventhatuglylittlemanyoutalktomeaboutwhat’shisnameQuilp;andthatheandMissNellhavegonetoliveabroadwhereitcan’tbetakenfromthem,andtheywillneverbedisturbed.Thatdon’tseemveryfaroutofthewaynow,doit?’

           Kitscratchedhisheadmournfully,inreluctantadmissionthatitdidnot,andclamberinguptotheoldnailtookdownthecageandsethimselftocleanitandtofeedthebird.Histhoughtsrevertingfromthisoccupationtothelittleoldgentlemanwhohadgivenhimtheshilling,hesuddenlyrecollectedthatthatwastheverydaynay,nearlytheveryhouratwhichthelittleoldgentlemanhadsaidheshouldbeattheNotary’shouseagain.Henosoonerrememberedthis,thanhehungupthecagewithgreatprecipitation,andhastilyexplainingthenatureofhiserrand,wentoffatfullspeedtotheappointedplace.

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