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Chapter 61

           

           ‘Ibelieveit!’exclaimedthepoorwoman,‘Ithatneverknewyoutellalie,ordoabadactionfromyourcradlethathaveneverhadamoment’ssorrowonyouraccount,exceptitwasthepoormealsthatyouhavetakenwithsuchgoodhumourandcontent,thatIforgothowlittletherewas,whenIthoughthowkindandthoughtfulyouwere,thoughyouwerebutachild!Ibelieveitofthesonthat’sbeenacomforttomefromthehourofhisbirthuntilthistime,andthatIneverlaiddownonenightinangerwith!IbelieveitofyouKit!

           ‘Whythen,thankGod!’saidKit,clutchingthebarswithanearnestnessthatshookthem,‘andIcanbearit,mother!Comewhatmay,IshallalwayshaveonedropofhappinessinmyheartwhenIthinkthatyousaidthat.’

           Atthisthepoorwomanfella-cryingagain,andBarbara’smothertoo.AndlittleJacob,whosedisjointedthoughtshadbythistimeresolvedthemselvesintoaprettydistinctimpressionthatKitcouldn’tgooutforawalkifhewanted,andthattherewerenobirds,lions,tigersorothernaturalcuriositiesbehindthosebarsnothingindeed,butacagedbrotheraddedhistearstotheirswithaslittlenoiseaspossible.

           Kit’smother,dryinghereyes(andmoisteningthem,poorsoul,morethanshedriedthem),nowtookfromthegroundasmallbasket,andsubmissivelyaddressedherselftotheturnkey,saying,wouldhepleasetolistentoherforaminute?Theturnkey,beingintheverycrisisandpassionofajoke,motionedtoherwithhishandtokeepsilentoneminutelonger,forherlife.

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