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sleepy about dusk�察�and began to cry。              Therefore�察�Mrs。 Walmers went off 

to bed as per yesterday�察�and Master Harry ditto repeated。 

     About eleven or twelve at night comes back the Governor in a chaise�察�

along with Mr。 Walmers and a elderly lady。                Mr。 Walmers looks amused 

and   very   serious�察  �both   at   once�察  �and   says   to   our   missis�察   �We   are   much 

indebted to you�察�ma'am�察�for your kind care of our little children�察�which we 

can   never   sufficiently   acknowledge。         Pray�察  �ma'am�察  �where   is   my   boy�拭─�

Our   missis   says�察   �Cobbs   has   the   dear   child   in   charge�察  �sir。   Cobbs�察  �show 

Forty� ─    �Then he says to   Cobbs�察 �Ah�察 �Cobbs�察�I   am glad   to see   you�               �I 

understood       you   was    here� ─   �And     Cobbs     says�察   �Yes�察  �sir。  Your    most 

obedient�察�sir。; 

     I may be surprised to hear Boots say it�察�perhaps�察�but Boots assures me 

that his   heart beat   like   a   hammer�察 �going   up´stairs。     ;I   beg   your   pardon�察�

sir�察─  �says   he�察  �while   unlocking   the   door�察   �I   hope   you   are   not   angry   with 

Master Harry。       For Master Harry is a fine boy�察�sir�察�and will do you credit 

and honour。;       And Boots signifies to me�察�that�察�if the fine boy's father had 

contradicted   him   in   the   daring   state   of   mind   in   which   he   then   was�察  �he 

thinks he should have ;fetched him a crack�察─�and taken the consequences。 

     But    Mr。   Walmers      only   says�察   �No�察  �Cobbs。      No�察   �my   good    fellow。 

Thank you� ─       �And�察�the door being opened�察�goes in。 

     Boots goes in too�察�holding the light�察�and he sees Mr。 Walmers go up to 

the bedside�察�bend gently down�察�and kiss the little sleeping face。 Then he 

stands looking at it for a minute�察�looking wonderfully like it ��they do say 

he   ran   away   with   Mrs。   Walmers���察  �and   then   he   gently   shakes   the   little 

shoulder。 

     ;Harry�察�my dear boy�         �Harry� ─�

     Master Harry starts up and looks at him。             Looks at Cobbs too。          Such 

is the honour of that mite�察�that he looks at Cobbs�察�to see whether he has 

brought him into trouble。 

     ;I   am   not   angry�察  �my   child。  I   only   want   you   to   dress   yourself   and 

come home。; 

     ;Yes�察�pa。; 

     Master   Harry   dresses   himself   quickly。        His   breast   begins   to   swell 



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when he has nearly finished�察�and it swells more and more as he stands�察�at 

last�察  �a   looking   at   his   father�此�his   father   standing   a   looking   at   him�察  �the 

quiet image of him。 

     ;Please may I;the spirit of that little creatur�察�and the way he kept his 

rising tears down� �please�察�dear pamay Ikiss Norah before I go�拭─�

     ;You may�察�my child。; 

     So he takes Master Harry in his hand�察�and Boots leads the way with 

the candle�察�and they come to that other bedroom�察�where the elderly lady is 

seated   by   the   bed�察  �and   poor   little   Mrs。   Harry   Walmers�察  �Junior�察  �is   fast 

asleep。     There the father lifts the child up to the pillow�察�and he lays his 

little face down for an instant by the little warm face of poor unconscious 

little Mrs。 Harry Walmers�察�Junior�察�and gently draws it to him��a sight so 

touching to the chambermaids who are peeping through the door�察�that one 

of them calls out�察 �It's a shame to part 'em� ─            �But this chambermaid was 

always�察�as Boots informs me�察�a soft´hearted one。                Not that there was any 

harm in that girl。      Far from it。 

     Finally�察  �Boots   says�察  �that's   all   about   it。 Mr。  Walmers   drove   away   in 

the   chaise�察  �having   hold   of   Master   Harry's   hand。     The   elderly   lady   and 

Mrs。 Harry Walmers�察�Junior�察�that was never to be ��she married a Captain 

long   afterwards�察  �and   died   in   India���察  �went   off   next   day。  In   conclusion�察�

Boots put it to me whether I hold with him in two opinions�此                   �firstly�察�that 

there   are   not   many   couples   on   their   way   to   be   married   who   are   half   as 

innocent of guile as those two children�察�secondly�察�that it would be a jolly 

good thing for a great many couples on their way to be married�察�if they 

could only be stopped in time�察�and brought back separately。 



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          THIRD BRANCHTHE BILL 



     I had been snowed up a whole week。             The time had hung so lightly on 

my hands�察�that I should have been in great doubt of the fact but for a piece 

of documentary evidence that lay upon my table。 

     The road had been dug out of the snow on the previous day�察�and the 

document in question was my bill。            It testified emphatically to my having 

eaten   and   drunk�察  �and   warmed   myself�察  �and   slept   among   the   sheltering 

branches of the Holly´Tree�察�seven days and nights。 

     I had yesterday allowed the road twenty´four hours to improve itself�察�

finding that I required that additional margin of time for the completion of 

my task。     I had ordered my Bill to be upon the table�察�and a chaise to be at 

the door�察 �at eight o'clock to´morrow evening。;              It was eight o'clock to´ 

morrow      evening    when    I  buckled    up  my   travelling    writing´desk    in  its 

leather case�察�paid my Bill�察�and got on my warm coats and wrappers。                     Of 

course�察�no time now remained for my travelling on to add a frozen tear to 

the icicles which were doubtless hanging plentifully about the farmhouse 

where   I   had   first   seen Angela。   What   I   had   to   do   was   to   get   across   to 

Liverpool by the shortest open road�察�there to meet my heavy baggage and 

embark。      It was quite enough to do�察�and I had not an hour too much time 

to do it in。 

     I   had   taken   leave   of   all   my   Holly´Tree   friendsalmost�察  �for   the   time 

being�察�of   my  bashfulness tooand   was standing for  half   a  minute   at the 

Inn door watching the ostler as he took another turn at the cord which tied 

my portmanteau on the chaise�察�when I saw lamps coming down towards 

the Holly´Tree。       The road was so padded with snow that no wheels were 

audible�察�but all of us who were standing at the Inn door saw lamps coming 

on�察  �and   at   a   lively   rate   too�察  �between   the   walls   of   snow   that   had   been 

heaped up on either side of the track。 The chambermaid instantly divined 

how the case stood�察�and called to the ostler�察 �Tom�察�this is a Gretna job� ─�

The    ostler�察 �knowing     that  her   sex   instinctively   scented    a  marriage�察  �or 



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anything   in   that   direction�察 �rushed   up   the   yard   bawling�察   �Next   four   out� ─�

and in a moment the whole establishment was thrown into commotion。 

     I had   a   melancholy  interest   in   seeing the   happy  man   who loved   and 

was beloved�察�and therefore�察�instead of driving off at once�察�I remained at 

the Inn door when the fugitives drove up。              A bright´eyed fellow�察�muffled 

in   a   mantle�察  �jumped   out   so   briskly   that   he   almost   overthrew   me。    He 

turned to apologise�察�and�察�by heaven�察�it was Edwin� �

     ;Charley� ─  �said   he�察  �recoiling。     ;Gracious   powers�察  �what   do   you   do 

here�拭─�

     ;Edwin�察─�said I�察�recoiling�察 �gracious powers�察�what do you do here�拭─�I 

struck my forehead as I said it�察�and an insupportable blaze of light seemed 

to shoot before my eyes。 

     He hurried me into the little parlour ��always kept with a slow fire in it 

and   no   poker���察  �where   posting   company   waited   while   their   horses   were 

putting to�察�and�察�shutting the door�察�said�此�

     ;Charley�察�forgive me� ─�

     ;Edwin� ─�I returned。         ;Was this well�拭       �When I loved her so dearly� �

When I had garnered up my heart so long� ─               �I could say no more。 

     He was shocked when he saw how moved I was�察�and made the cruel 

observation�察  �that   he   had   not   thought   I   should   have   taken   it   so   much   to 

heart。 

     I   looked   at   him。  I   reproached   him  no   more。     But   I   looked   at   him。 

;My dear�察�dear Charley�察─�said he�察 �don't think ill of me�察�I beseech you�                    �I 

know   you   have   a   right   to   my   utmost   confidence�察  �and�察  �believe   me�察  �you 

have ever had it until now。          I abhor secrecy。       Its meanness is intolerable 

to me。     But I and my dear girl have observed it for your sake。; 

     He and his dear girl�       �It steeled me。 

     ;You   have   observed   it   for   my   sake�察  �sir�拭─  �said   
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