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James Crawley’s Pipe Is Put Out

           "Andthat’safairoffer,mybuck,"hesaid,withaloudlaugh,slappingPittontheshoulder,"andmyfathertoldmetomakeittoo,andhe’llgohalvesinthebet,ha,ha!"Sosaying,theengagingyouthnoddedknowinglyatpoorMissBriggs,andpointedhisthumboverhisshoulderatPittCrawleyinajocularandexultingmanner.

           Pittwasnotpleasedaltogetherperhaps,butstillnotunhappyinthemain.PoorJimhadhislaughout:andstaggeredacrosstheroomwithhisaunt’scandle,whentheoldladymovedtoretire,andofferedtosaluteherwiththeblandesttipsysmile:andhetookhisownleaveandwentupstairstohisbedroomperfectlysatisfiedwithhimself,andwithapleasednotionthathisaunt’smoneywouldbelefttohiminpreferencetohisfatherandalltherestofthefamily.

           Onceupinthebedroom,onewouldhavethoughthecouldnotmakemattersworse;andyetthisunluckyboydid.Themoonwasshiningverypleasantlyoutonthesea,andJim,attractedtothewindowbytheromanticappearanceoftheoceanandtheheavens,thoughthewouldfurtherenjoythemwhilesmoking.Nobodywouldsmellthetobacco,hethought,ifhecunninglyopenedthewindowandkepthisheadandpipeinthefreshair.Thishedid:butbeinginanexcitedstate,poorJimhadforgottenthathisdoorwasopenallthistime,sothatthebreezeblowinginwardsandafinethoroughdraughtbeingestablished,thecloudsoftobaccowerecarrieddownstairs,andarrivedwithquiteundiminishedfragrancetoMissCrawleyandMissBriggs.

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