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Chapter 54

           

           ‘Ahyes,itwasthough,’returnedtheoldmanwithasigh.‘ForIrememberthinkingshewasverynearourage.Yes,itwasseventy-nine.’

           ‘Areyousureyoudidn’tmistakeafigure,Davy?’askedthesexton,withsignsofsomeemotion.

           ‘What?’saidtheoldman.‘Saythatagain.’

           ‘He’sverydeaf.He’sverydeafindeed,’criedthesextonpetulantly;‘areyousureyou’rerightaboutthefigures?’

           ‘Ohquite,’repliedtheoldman.‘Whynot?’

           ‘He’sexceedinglydeaf,’mutteredthesextontohimself.‘Ithinkhe’sgettingfoolish.’

           Thechildratherwonderedwhathadledhimtothisbelief,as,tosaythetruth,theoldmanseemedquiteassharpashe,andwasinfinitelymorerobust.Asthesextonsaidnothingmorejustthen,however,sheforgotitforthetime,andspokeagain.

           ‘Youweretellingme,’shesaid,‘aboutyourgardening.Doyoueverplantthingshere?’

           ‘Inthechurchyard?’returnedthesexton,‘NotI.’

           ‘Ihaveseensomeflowersandlittleshrubsabout,’thechildrejoined;‘therearesomeoverthere,yousee.Ithoughttheywereofyourrearing,thoughindeedtheygrowbutpoorly.’

           ‘TheygrowasHeavenwills,’saidtheoldman;‘anditkindlyordainsthattheyshallneverflourishhere.’

           ‘Idonotunderstandyou.’

           ‘Why,thisitis,’saidthesexton.‘Theymarkthegravesofthosewhohadverytender,lovingfriends.’

           ‘Iwassuretheydid!’thechildexclaimed.‘Iamverygladtoknowtheydo!’

           ‘Aye,’returnedtheoldman,‘butstay.Lookatthem.Seehowtheyhangtheirheads,anddroop,andwither.

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