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draanhadlivedinthe
reignofjasthefirst,herappearancealonewouldhavehanged
her,alsthoutanyevidence
nycircutanceslikepartridgeinhis
opinionherliving,ashethenigined,byherselfinsolonelya
plauchtoogoodfor
her,butitsinsideostneatandelegantnner
tosaythetruth,joneshielfalittlesurprizedat
hesa,itwas
adoedberofnicknacksandcuriosities,ight
haveengagedtheattentionofavirtuoso
bling
beliefthathehehouseofach,theold
ansaid,”ihope,gentlen,youakehasteyoucan;
foriexpectsterpresently,andioney
heshouldfindyouhere””thenyouhaveaster”criedjones
”indeed,youe,goodan,butiosee
allthosefihingsinyourhouse””ah,saidshe,”ifthe
tine,ishouldthinkselfarich
anbutpray,sir,donotstayin
everynute””why,surehebeangryhyou,”said
jones,”fordoinganactofcharity””alackaday,sir”said
she,”heisastrangen,notatalllikeotherpeoplehekeepsno
panybutbynight,forhedoth
notuchafraidof
etinghiforhisdressisenoughtofrightenthose
usedtoittheycallhithenofthehillfortherehewalks
bynight,andtheuntrypeoplearenot,ibelieve,reafraidof
thedevilhielfheerriblyangryifhefoundyou
here””pray,sir,”sayspartridge,”dontletusoffendthe
gentlen;iaeadytoerinlifedo
pray,sir,letusgoherearepistolsoverthechiey:whoknows
aydo””fear
nothing,partridge,”criesjones;”i
danger””nay,fortterothat,heneverdothanyschief,”said
thean;”buttobesureitisneear
forhisoorethanonce;
anditisnotnynightsagothathoughthievesabout
it:forourdered
bysovillainorother,asheselfatsuchhours;
butthen,asisaid,thepeopleareafraidofhiandbesides,they
think,isuppose,hehathnothingabouthitaking””ishould
igine,bythisllectionofrarities,”criesjones,”thatyour
sterhadbeenatraveller””yes,sir,”ansh
beenaverygreatone:therebefeenthatknooreofall
ttersthanheifancyhehathbeencrostinlove,oreveritis
iknoabovethesethirtyyears,andin
allthattihehathhardlyspoketosixlivingpeople”shethen
againsolicitedtheirdeparture,inridge;
butjonespurposelyprotractedtheti,forhiscuriosityly
raisedtoseethisextraordinarypersonthoughtheoldan,
therefore,ncludedeveryoneofheransto
begone,andpartridgeprobythe
sleeve,hestillntinuedtoinventneions,tilltheold
an,asters
signal;andatthesainstantrethanonevoicewasheard
oneythis
instantyouey,youvillain,or
yourears”
”o,goodheaven”evillains,tobesure,
haveattackedsterolashallidoshallido”
”hohesepistolsloaded””o,goodsir,
thereisnothingintheindeedopraydontrderus,gentlen”
forinrealityshenoeopinionofthosehinasshe
hadofthoseadeheoanssnatchinganold
broads,heinstantlysalliedout,wherehe
foundtheoldgentlenstrugglinghtworuffians,andbeggingfor
rcyjonesaskednoquestions,butfellsobrisklytohhis
broadsdiatelyquittedtheirhold;and
selvestotheirheels
anddetheirespttopursuethebeing
ntentedan;andindeedhe
ncludedhehadpretty,as
theyranoff,criedouten
jonespresentlyrantoliftuptheoldgentlen,whohadbeen
throetigreat
nfrohevillainsthe
oldnstaredantatjones,andthencried,”no,sir,no,ihave
verylittleharithankyoulordhavere””isee,
sir,”saidjones,”youarenotfreefropprehensionsevenofthose
eany
suspicionsayhave;butindeedyouhavenorealoccasion
forany;herearenonebutyourfriendspresenthavingstourway
thisldnight,ingourselvesatyour
fire,departingallfor
assistanstohavesent
you””providenan,”ifitbe
so””soitis,iassureyou,”criesjones”hereisyourownsword,
sir;ihaveuseditinyourdefence,andinouitintoyour
hand”theoldnhavingreceivedthesainedh
thebloodofhisenees,lookedstedfastlyatjonesduringso
nts,andthene,young
gentlen;iper,noraa
friendtoingratitude”
”bethankfulthen,”criesjones,”tothatprovidencetohyou
oypart,ihaveonlydischargedthen
dutiesofhunity,andiure
inyoursituation””letlookatyoualittlelonger,”criesthe
oldgentlen”youareahuncreaturethenwell,perhapsyou
areeprayylittlehuttyouhavebeendeliverer
indeed”
theoldanractedbethefearshshehadof
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atpicture
draanhadlivedinthe
reignofjasthefirst,herappearancealonewouldhavehanged
her,alsthoutanyevidence
nycircutanceslikepartridgeinhis
opinionherliving,ashethenigined,byherselfinsolonelya
plauchtoogoodfor
her,butitsinsideostneatandelegantnner
tosaythetruth,joneshielfalittlesurprizedat
hesa,itwas
adoedberofnicknacksandcuriosities,ight
haveengagedtheattentionofavirtuoso
bling
beliefthathehehouseofach,theold
ansaid,”ihope,gentlen,youakehasteyoucan;
foriexpectsterpresently,andioney
heshouldfindyouhere””thenyouhaveaster”criedjones
”indeed,youe,goodan,butiosee
allthosefihingsinyourhouse””ah,saidshe,”ifthe
tine,ishouldthinkselfarich
anbutpray,sir,donotstayin
everynute””why,surehebeangryhyou,”said
jones,”fordoinganactofcharity””alackaday,sir”said
she,”heisastrangen,notatalllikeotherpeoplehekeepsno
panybutbynight,forhedoth
notuchafraidof
etinghiforhisdressisenoughtofrightenthose
usedtoittheycallhithenofthehillfortherehewalks
bynight,andtheuntrypeoplearenot,ibelieve,reafraidof
thedevilhielfheerriblyangryifhefoundyou
here””pray,sir,”sayspartridge,”dontletusoffendthe
gentlen;iaeadytoerinlifedo
pray,sir,letusgoherearepistolsoverthechiey:whoknows
aydo””fear
nothing,partridge,”criesjones;”i
danger””nay,fortterothat,heneverdothanyschief,”said
thean;”buttobesureitisneear
forhisoorethanonce;
anditisnotnynightsagothathoughthievesabout
it:forourdered
bysovillainorother,asheselfatsuchhours;
butthen,asisaid,thepeopleareafraidofhiandbesides,they
think,isuppose,hehathnothingabouthitaking””ishould
igine,bythisllectionofrarities,”criesjones,”thatyour
sterhadbeenatraveller””yes,sir,”ansh
beenaverygreatone:therebefeenthatknooreofall
ttersthanheifancyhehathbeencrostinlove,oreveritis
iknoabovethesethirtyyears,andin
allthattihehathhardlyspoketosixlivingpeople”shethen
againsolicitedtheirdeparture,inridge;
butjonespurposelyprotractedtheti,forhiscuriosityly
raisedtoseethisextraordinarypersonthoughtheoldan,
therefore,ncludedeveryoneofheransto
begone,andpartridgeprobythe
sleeve,hestillntinuedtoinventneions,tilltheold
an,asters
signal;andatthesainstantrethanonevoicewasheard
oneythis
instantyouey,youvillain,or
yourears”
”o,goodheaven”evillains,tobesure,
haveattackedsterolashallidoshallido”
”hohesepistolsloaded””o,goodsir,
thereisnothingintheindeedopraydontrderus,gentlen”
forinrealityshenoeopinionofthosehinasshe
hadofthoseadeheoanssnatchinganold
broads,heinstantlysalliedout,wherehe
foundtheoldgentlenstrugglinghtworuffians,andbeggingfor
rcyjonesaskednoquestions,butfellsobrisklytohhis
broadsdiatelyquittedtheirhold;and
selvestotheirheels
anddetheirespttopursuethebeing
ntentedan;andindeedhe
ncludedhehadpretty,as
theyranoff,criedouten
jonespresentlyrantoliftuptheoldgentlen,whohadbeen
throetigreat
nfrohevillainsthe
oldnstaredantatjones,andthencried,”no,sir,no,ihave
verylittleharithankyoulordhavere””isee,
sir,”saidjones,”youarenotfreefropprehensionsevenofthose
eany
suspicionsayhave;butindeedyouhavenorealoccasion
forany;herearenonebutyourfriendspresenthavingstourway
thisldnight,ingourselvesatyour
fire,departingallfor
assistanstohavesent
you””providenan,”ifitbe
so””soitis,iassureyou,”criesjones”hereisyourownsword,
sir;ihaveuseditinyourdefence,andinouitintoyour
hand”theoldnhavingreceivedthesainedh
thebloodofhisenees,lookedstedfastlyatjonesduringso
nts,andthene,young
gentlen;iper,noraa
friendtoingratitude”
”bethankfulthen,”criesjones,”tothatprovidencetohyou
oypart,ihaveonlydischargedthen
dutiesofhunity,andiure
inyoursituation””letlookatyoualittlelonger,”criesthe
oldgentlen”youareahuncreaturethenwell,perhapsyou
areeprayylittlehuttyouhavebeendeliverer
indeed”
theoldanractedbethefearshshehadof
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