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Dutiful Friendship

           Well,Idon’tknowasIeversawabackyardthattookmyfancymore.Wouldyouallowmetolookatit?Thankyou.No,Iseethere’snowayout.Butwhataverygood-proportionedyarditis!"Havingcasthissharpeyeallaboutit,Mr.BucketreturnstohischairnexthisfriendMr.GeorgeandpatsMr.Georgeaffectionatelyontheshoulder."Howareyourspiritsnow,George?""Allrightnow,"returnsthetrooper."That’syoursort!"saysMr.Bucket."Whyshouldyoueverhavebeenotherwise?Amanofyourfinefigureandconstitutionhasnorighttobeoutofspirits.Thatain’tachesttobeoutofspirits,isit,ma’am?Andyouhaven’tgotanythingonyourmind,youknow,George;whatcouldyouhaveonyourmind!"Somewhatharpingonthisphrase,consideringtheextentandvarietyofhisconversationalpowers,Mr.Buckettwiceorthricerepeatsittothepipehelights,andwithalisteningfacethatisparticularlyhisown.Butthesunofhissocialitysoonrecoversfromthisbriefeclipseandshinesagain."Andthisisbrother,isit,mydears?"saysMr.Bucket,referringtoQuebecandMaltaforinformationonthesubjectofyoungWoolwich."Andanicebrotherheishalf-brotherImeantosay.Forhe’stoooldtobeyourboy,ma’am.""Icancertifyatalleventsthatheisnotanybodyelse’s,"returnsMrs.Bagnet,laughing."Well,youdosurpriseme!Yethe’slikeyou,there’snodenying.Lord,he’swonderfullylikeyou!Butaboutwhatyoumaycallthebrow,youknow,THEREhisfathercomesout!"Mr.Bucketcomparesthefaceswithoneeyeshutup,whileMr.Bagnetsmokesinstolidsatisfaction.

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