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Chapter 44

           Indeedyoudonotknowthedangerthatweshun,andhowrightandtrueweareinflyingfromit,oryouwouldnottrytostopus,Iamsureyouwouldnot.’

           ‘Godforbid,ifitisso!’saidtheiruncouthprotector,glancingfromtheeagerchildtohergrandfather,whohunghisheadandbenthiseyesupontheground.‘I’lldirectyoufromthedoor,thebestIcan.IwishIcoulddomore.’

           Heshowedthem,then,bywhichroadtheymustleavethetown,andwhatcoursetheyshouldholdwhentheyhadgainedit.Helingeredsolongontheseinstructions,thatthechild,withaferventblessing,toreherselfaway,andstayedtohearnomore.

           But,beforetheyhadreachedthecornerofthelane,themancamerunningafterthem,and,pressingherhand,leftsomethinginittwoold,battered,smoke-encrustedpennypieces.Whoknowsbuttheyshoneasbrightlyintheeyesofangels,asgoldengiftsthathavebeenchronicledontombs?

           Andthustheyseparated;thechildtoleadhersacredchargefartherfromguiltandshame;thelabourertoattachafreshinteresttothespotwherehisguestshadslept,andreadnewhistoriesinhisfurnacefire.

           

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