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Chapter 42

           

           ‘Thento-morrowbeit,’saidJowl.‘Adropofcomforthere.Lucktothebestman!Fill!’

           Thegipsyproducedthreetincups,andfilledthemtothebrimwithbrandy.Theoldmanturnedasideandmutteredtohimselfbeforehedrank.Herownnamestruckuponthelistener’sear,coupledwithsomewishsofervent,thatheseemedtobreatheitinanagonyofsupplication.

           ‘Godbemercifultous!’criedthechildwithinherself,‘andhelpusinthistryinghour!WhatshallIdotosavehim!’

           Theremainderoftheirconversationwascarriedoninalowertoneofvoice,andwassufficientlyconcise;relatingmerelytotheexecutionoftheproject,andthebestprecautionsfordivertingsuspicion.Theoldmanthenshookhandswithhistempters,andwithdrew.

           Theywatchedhisbowedandstoopingfigureasitretreatedslowly,andwhenheturnedhisheadtolookback,whichheoftendid,wavedtheirhands,orshoutedsomebriefencouragement.Itwasnotuntiltheyhadseenhimgraduallydiminishintoamerespeckuponthedistantroad,thattheyturnedtoeachother,andventuredtolaughaloud.

           ‘So,’saidJowl,warminghishandsatthefire,‘it’sdoneatlast.HewantedmorepersuadingthanIexpected.It’sthreeweeksago,sincewefirstputthisinhishead.What’llhebring,doyouthink?’

           ‘Whateverhebrings,it’shalvedbetweenus,’returnedIsaacList.

           Theothermannodded.‘Wemustmakequickworkofit,’hesaid,‘andthencuthisacquaintance,orwemaybesuspected.Sharp’stheword.’

           Listandthegipsyacquiesced.

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