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”ialadtoseeyouagain,lad,”captaindavidsaid,yril
enteredhisshop.”ihavebeenthinkingofthe
istressandihavebeentalkingitover.whereareyou
lodging”
”ihavebeenlodginguntilnoingtove.”
”yes;thatishoughtyouisalter
tokeageafteraloss.idonttointerfereinyour
business,lad,buthaveyouanyfriendsyouarethinkingofgoing
to”
”no,sir;idonotknohoseiworkfor.”
”thatisbad,ladverybad.iywife,and
isaidthatybeyousure,lad,youareohe
rightsort.idontanonlyinyourhatiwould
baeanaboutyourself.
itdontneedhalfaoseethatyouhavenotbeenbroughtupto
thissortofthing,thoughyouhavetakentoitsokindly,butthere
isnotohousandboysofyetleddown
toadetheirasyouhave
doshoso
loinguishallintoportifidont
steerastraighturse.noyideasahis:if
youhavegotnofriendsyouewhere
angstrangers,ahingsyouwould
eitherstopathoandpebyyourself,oryou,and
ybegetintobadpany.ifihadnoteacrossyouishould
havehadtoeloyaclerk,andheherhavelivedhereh
usorishouldhavehadtopayhinoughtokeephouseforhielf.
noyouareaclerk;forthoughyouareonlyhereforsix
hoursahehereistodo,andnoclerkuld
dore.ticupstairsused,and
ifyouliketoehereandliveyake
youheartilye.”
”thankyou,indeed,”cyrilsaidly.”itisofallthingsi
shouldlike;butofurseishouldyboard.i
eforthesahoursasat
present.”
”no,ihavethat,lad;butifyoulikeanreyour
bainstiwo
apprentiouthextraakebutlittledifference.i
dontatterofobligation,soyourboard
againstthee.ishallhatakinga
goain.”
”itisyourpleasuretosayso,sir,butiottellyoua
loadyourkindoffertakesoffnd.thefuturehasseedvery
darkto.”
”veryatterissettled,theairseandi
yespeakof
yousooftenthattheyoseeyou.inthefirstplace,
though,istaskyouyoua.sinceyoufirstsigiclesand
ehecrehoughtofaskingyou.”
”naiscyril,sircyrilshenstone.”
hiseloyeoddedandatoheotherly
lookinganrosefroheseattingatwork,as
theyehelivingroo
”thisisprinary,theladihaveoftenspoken
toyouabout.hisnaiscyril;hehasacceptedtheproposalwe
talkedoverlastnight,andisgoingtobeeohecrewon
boardourship.”
”ialadtoseeyou,”shesaidtocyril,holdingoutherhandto
hi”ihavenottyoubefore,butifeelverygratefultoyou.
tillyouca,husbandherednearlyoutofhiss;he
usedtositheretheti
theshopclosedtillthehourforbed,andnellieandidarednotto
sayaschasaoreofhisbooks,andheis
abletogooutforahefieldshusasheusedtodo
before.”
”itisverykindofyoutosayso,stress,”cyrilsaideaestly;
”butitisi,orary,deeplygratefultoyouforthe
offerake.youottell
thepleasureithasgiven,foryouotuandhowlonely
andfriendlessihavebeenfeeling.believe,irivetogive
youaslittletroubleaspossible,andtonforyselfinallways
toyourwishes.”
atthisntnelliedoeintotherooshety
girlsoeighteenyearsofage.
”thisisothersaid.
”youaree,stercyril.ihavebeeningtoseeyou.
fatherhasbeenpraisingyouuptotheskiessooftenthatihavehad
quiteacuriositytoseeyouuldbelike.”
”yourfatherisaltogethertoogood,stressnellie,andkesfar
reofpoorabilitythanitdeserves.”
”andishegoingtoliveother”nellieasked.
”yes,child;hehasacceptedyourfathersoffer.”
nellieclappedherhands.
”thatisgood,”shesaid.”ishallexpeeout
sotis,cyril.fatheraletogodootheo
lookattheshipsointothefields;butitogo
sotistoseethefashions,andthereisnoootake,for
johnwilkesalokeapipeesailoror
other,andtheapprenticesarestupidandhavenothingtosayfor
theelves;andbesides,owalkalongsideaboyinan
apprenticecap.”
”ishallbeveryhappyto,stress,yhoughi
fearthatishallkebutapooresrt,forindeedihavehadno
practicees.”
”iaureyouwilldoverywell,”nelliesaid,noddingapprovingly.
”isittruethatyouhavebeeninfrahersaidheold
so.”
”yes;ihavelivedalstalllifeinfrance.”
”anddoyouspeakfrench”
”yes;ispeakitaswellasenglish.”
”itsthavebeenveryhardtolea”
”notatall.itaturally,justasenglishdid.”
”youstnotkeephinylongeoher
appointntstokeep,andhat,togoandpackup
histhingsatheyarebroughtherebyaporter.he
ansereofyourquestionsesherethisevening.”
cyrilretuedtoholbohalighterheartthanhehadfeltfora
longti.hispreparationsforthevetookhiutashortti,
andterhealledinalittleattithe
shipdlershouse.hespenthalfanhourinunpaghisthings,
andthenheardastentorianshoutfroelow,
”sthead,ahoysuppersing.”
supposingthatthishailself,heatonce
doistressdottookherseatatthe
head;herhusbandsatononesideofher,andnellieoher.
johnwilkess
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