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Chapter 65

           Indeed,thepoorlittlecreatureexperiencedsomuchtroubleanddelayfromhavingtogropeforthesearticlesofdressinmudandkennel,andsufferedintheseresearchessomuchjostling,pushing,squeezingandbandyingfromhandtohand,thatbythetimeshereachedthestreetinwhichthenotarylived,shewasfairlywornoutandexhausted,andcouldnotrefrainfromtears.

           Buttohavegotthereatlastwasagreatcomfort,especiallyastherewerelightsstillburningintheofficewindow,andthereforesomehopethatshewasnottoolate.SotheMarchionessdriedhereyeswiththebacksofherhands,and,stealingsoftlyupthesteps,peepedinthroughtheglassdoor.

           MrChucksterwasstandingbehindthelidofhisdesk,makingsuchpreparationstowardsfinishingoffforthenight,aspullingdownhiswristbandsandpullinguphisshirt-collar,settlinghisneckmoregracefullyinhisstock,andsecretlyarranginghiswhiskersbytheaidofalittletriangularbitoflookingglass.Beforetheashesofthefirestoodtwogentlemen,oneofwhomsherightlyjudgedtobethenotary,andtheother(whowasbuttoninghisgreat-coatandwasevidentlyabouttodepartimmediately)MrAbelGarland.

           Havingmadetheseobservations,thesmallspytookcounselwithherself,andresolvedtowaitinthestreetuntilMrAbelcameout,astherewouldbethennofearofhavingtospeakbeforeMrChuckster,andlessdifficultyindeliveringhermessage.Withthispurposesheslippedoutagain,andcrossingtheroad,satdownuponadoor-stepjustopposite.

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