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Chapter 27

           

           Inthemeanwhile,thecaravanblunderedonasifittoohadbeendrinkingstrongbeerandwasdrowsy,andcameatlastuponthepavedstreetsofatownwhichwereclearofpassengers,andquiet,foritwasbythistimenearmidnight,andthetownspeoplewereallabed.Asitwastoolateanhourtorepairtotheexhibitionroom,theyturnedasideintoapieceofwastegroundthatlayjustwithintheoldtown-gate,anddrewupthereforthenight,neartoanothercaravan,which,notwithstandingthatitboreonthelawfulpanelthegreatnameofJarley,andwasemployedbesidesinconveyingfromplacetoplacethewax-workwhichwasitscountry’spride,wasdesignatedbyagrovellingstamp-officeasa‘CommonStageWaggon,’andnumberedtooseventhousandoddhundredasthoughitspreciousfreightweremereflourorcoals!

           Thisill-usedmachinebeingempty(forithaddepositeditsburdenattheplaceofexhibition,andlingeredhereuntilitsserviceswereagainrequired)wasassignedtotheoldmanashissleeping-placeforthenight;andwithinitswoodenwalls,Nellmadehimupthebestbedshecould,fromthematerialsathand.Forherself,shewastosleepinMrsJarley’sowntravelling-carriage,asasignalmarkofthatlady’sfavourandconfidence.

           Shehadtakenleaveofhergrandfatherandwasreturningtotheotherwaggon,whenshewastemptedbythecoolnessofthenighttolingerforalittlewhileintheair.

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