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Stop Him!

           Butfeelingthehanduponherforehead,andseeinghisbusyandcomposedface,shequietlydropsthemagain."Whereishenow?"asksthesurgeon."Hegotintotroublelastnight,sir;buthe’lllookformeatthelodging-house.""Hewillgetintoworsetroubleifheoftenmisuseshislargeandheavyhandashehasmisusedithere.Butyouforgivehim,brutalasheis,andIsaynomoreofhim,exceptthatIwishhedeservedit.Youhavenoyoungchild?"Thewomanshakesherhead."OneasIcallsmine,sir,butit’sLiz’s.""Yourownisdead.Isee!Poorlittlething!"Bythistimehehasfinishedandisputtinguphiscase."Isupposeyouhavesomesettledhome.Isitfarfromhere?"heasks,good-humouredlymakinglightofwhathehasdoneasshegetsupandcurtsys."It’sagoodtwoorthreeandtwentymilefromhere,sir.AtSaintAlbans.YouknowSaintAlbans,sir?Ithoughtyougaveastartlike,asifyoudid.""Yes,Iknowsomethingofit.AndnowIwillaskyouaquestioninreturn.Haveyoumoneyforyourlodging?""Yes,sir,"shesays,"reallyandtruly."Andsheshowsit.Hetellsher,inacknowledgmentofhermanysubduedthanks,thatsheisverywelcome,giveshergoodday,andwalksaway.Tom-all-Alone’sisstillasleep,andnothingisastir.Yes,somethingis!Asheretraceshiswaytothepointfromwhichhedescriedthewomanatadistancesittingonthestep,heseesaraggedfigurecomingverycautiouslyalong,crouchingclosetothesoiledwallswhichthewretchedestfiguremightaswellavoidandfurtivelythrustingahandbeforeit.

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