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Chapter 47

           ‘Hurrah!’

           Thesinglegentleman,ratherbewilderedbyfindinghimselfthecentreofthisnoisythrong,alightedwiththeassistanceofoneofthepostilions,andhandedoutKit’smother,atsightofwhomthepopulacecriedout,‘Here’sanotherwedding!’androaredandleapedforjoy.

           ‘Theworldhasgonemad,Ithink,’saidthesinglegentleman,pressingthroughtheconcoursewithhissupposedbride.‘Standbackhere,willyou,andletmeknock.’

           Anythingthatmakesanoiseissatisfactorytoacrowd.Ascoreofdirtyhandswereraiseddirectlytoknockforhim,andseldomhasaknockerofequalpowersbeenmadetoproducemoredeafeningsoundsthanthisparticularengineontheoccasioninquestion.Havingrenderedthesevoluntaryservices,thethrongmodestlyretiredalittle,preferringthatthesinglegentlemanshouldbeartheirconsequencesalone.

           ‘Now,sir,whatdoyouwant!’saidamanwithalargewhitebowathisbutton-hole,openingthedoor,andconfrontinghimwithaverystoicalaspect.

           ‘Whohasbeenmarriedhere,myfriend?’saidthesinglegentleman.

           ‘Ihave.’

           ‘You!andtowhominthedevil’sname?’

           ‘Whatrighthaveyoutoask?’returnedthebridegroom,eyeinghimfromtoptotoe.

           ‘Whatright!’criedthesinglegentleman,drawingthearmofKit’smothermoretightlythroughhisown,forthatgoodwomanevidentlyhaditincontemplationtorunaway.‘Arightyoulittledreamof.Mind,goodpeople,ifthisfellowhasbeenmarryingaminortut,tut,thatcan’tbe.Whereisthechildyouhavehere,mygoodfellow.YoucallherNell.

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