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Chapter 43

           ‘Forty-seven’syournumber.Letmehearoneof‘emthebest.Givemeasongthisminute.’

           Notknowingwhatmightbetheconsequencesofirritatingherfriend,andtremblingwiththefearofdoingso,poorNellsanghimsomelittledittywhichshehadlearnedinhappiertimes,andwhichwassoagreeabletohisear,thatonitsconclusionheinthesameperemptorymannerrequestedtobefavouredwithanother,towhichhewassoobligingastoroarachorustonoparticulartune,andwithnowordsatall,butwhichamplymadeupinitsamazingenergyforitsdeficiencyinotherrespects.Thenoiseofthisvocalperformanceawakenedtheotherman,who,staggeringupondeckandshakinghislateopponentbythehand,sworethatsingingwashisprideandjoyandchiefdelight,andthathedesirednobetterentertainment.Withathirdcall,moreimperativethaneitherofthetwoformer,Nellfeltobligedtocomply,andthistimeachoruswasmaintainednotonlybythetwomentogether,butalsobythethirdmanonhorseback,whobeingbyhispositiondebarredfromanearerparticipationintherevelsofthenight,roaredwhenhiscompanionsroared,andrenttheveryair.Inthisway,withlittlecessation,andsingingthesamesongsagainandagain,thetiredandexhaustedchildkeptthemingoodhumourallthatnight;andmanyacottager,whowasrousedfromhissoundestsleepbythediscordantchorusasitfloatedawayuponthewind,hidhisheadbeneaththebed-clothesandtrembledatthesounds.

           Atlengththemorningdawned.Itwasnosoonerlightthanitbegantorainheavily.

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