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           ThenotesrevivedinRichardandAdaageneralimpressionthattheybothhad,withoutquiteknowinghowtheycamebyit,thattheircousinJarndycecouldneverbearacknowledgmentsforanykindnessheperformedandthatsoonerthanreceiveanyhewouldresorttothemostsingularexpedientsandevasionsorwouldevenrunaway.Adadimlyrememberedtohaveheardhermothertell,whenshewasaverylittlechild,thathehadoncedoneheranactofuncommongenerosityandthatonhergoingtohishousetothankhim,hehappenedtoseeherthroughawindowcomingtothedoor,andimmediatelyescapedbythebackgate,andwasnotheardofforthreemonths.Thisdiscourseledtoagreatdealmoreonthesametheme,andindeeditlastedusallday,andwetalkedofscarcelyanythingelse.Ifwedidbyanychancedivergeintoanothersubject,wesoonreturnedtothis,andwonderedwhatthehousewouldbelike,andwhenweshouldgetthere,andwhetherweshouldseeMr.Jarndyceassoonaswearrivedorafteradelay,andwhathewouldsaytous,andwhatweshouldsaytohim.Allofwhichwewonderedabout,overandoveragain.Theroadswereveryheavyforthehorses,butthepathwaywasgenerallygood,sowealightedandwalkedupallthehills,andlikeditsowellthatweprolongedourwalkonthelevelgroundwhenwegottothetop.AtBarnettherewereotherhorseswaitingforus,butastheyhadonlyjustbeenfed,wehadtowaitforthemtoo,andgotalongfreshwalkoveracommonandanoldbattle-fieldbeforethecarriagecameup.

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