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Chapter 26

           

           ‘Theweighto’thepair,mum,’saidGeorge,eyeingthemwiththelookofamanwhowascalculatingwithinhalfanounceorso,‘wouldbeatrifleunderthatofOliverCromwell.’

           Nellwasverymuchsurprisedthatthemanshouldbesoaccuratelyacquaintedwiththeweightofonewhomshehadreadofinbooksashavinglivedconsiderablybeforetheirtime,butspeedilyforgotthesubjectinthejoyofhearingthattheyweretogoforwardinthecaravan,forwhichshethankeditsladywithunaffectedearnestness.Shehelpedwithgreatreadinessandalacritytoputawaythetea-thingsandothermattersthatwerelyingabout,and,thehorsesbeingbythattimeharnessed,mountedintothevehicle,followedbyherdelightedgrandfather.Theirpatronessthenshutthedoorandsatherselfdownbyherdrumatanopenwindow;and,thestepsbeingstruckbyGeorgeandstowedunderthecarriage,awaytheywent,withagreatnoiseofflappingandcreakingandstraining,andthebrightbrassknocker,whichnobodyeverknockedat,knockingoneperpetualdoubleknockofitsownaccordastheyjoltedheavilyalong.

           

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