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knowing that�察�whatever little motes my beamy eyes may have descried in 

theirs�察�they belong to a kind�察�generous�察�large´hearted�察�and great people。 

     I had been going on lately at a quick pace to keep my solitude out of 

my mind�察�but here I broke down for good�察�and gave up the subject。 What 

was I to do�拭       �What was to become of   me�拭            �Into what extremity was I 

submissively   to   sink�拭     �Supposing   that�察  �like   Baron   Trenck�察  �I   looked   out 

for a mouse or spider�察�and found one�察�and beguiled my imprisonment by 

training it�拭    �Even that might be dangerous with a view to the future。                     I 

might be so far gone when the road did come to be cut through the snow�察�

that�察  �on   my   way   forth�察  �I   might   burst   into   tears�察  �and   beseech�察  �like   the 

prisoner   who   was   released   in   his   old   age   from   the   Bastille�察  �to   be   taken 

back again to the five windows�察�the ten curtains�察�and the sinuous drapery。 

     A desperate idea came into my head。               Under any other circumstances 

I should have   rejected it�察�but�察�in the  strait at which   I was�察�I  held it   fast。 

Could I so far overcome the inherent bashfulness which withheld me from 



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the landlord's table and the company I might find there�察�as to call up the 

Boots�察�and ask him to take a chair��and something in a liquid form��and 

talk to me�拭  �I could�察�I would�察�I did。 



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     SECOND BRANCHTHE BOOTS 



    Where   had   he   been   in   his   time�拭  �he   repeated�察  �when   I   asked   him   the 

question。    Lord�察�he had been everywhere�          �And what had he been�拭�Bless 

you�察�he had been everything you could mention a'most� �

     Seen a good deal�拭     �Why�察�of course he had。        I should say so�察�he could 

assure me�察�if I only knew about a twentieth part of what had come in his 

way。    Why�察�it would be easier for him�察�he expected�察�to tell what he hadn't 

seen than what he had。       Ah�    �A deal�察�it would。 

    What was the curiousest thing he had seen�拭            �Well�    �He didn't know。 

He couldn't momently name what was the curiousest thing he had seen´ ´ 

unless it was a Unicorn�察�and he see him once at a Fair。             But supposing a 

young gentleman   not   eight   year   old   was   to   run   away  with   a   fine   young 

woman of seven�察�might I think that a queer start�拭�Certainly。               Then that 

was a start as he himself had had his blessed eyes on�察�and he had cleaned 

the shoes they run away inand they was so little that he couldn't get his 

hand into 'em。 

    Master Harry Walmers' father�察�you see�察�he lived at the Elmses�察�down 

away by Shooter's Hill there�察�six or seven miles from Lunnon。               He was a 

gentleman   of   spirit�察  �and   good´looking�察  �and   held   his   head   up   when   he 

walked�察�and had what you may call Fire about him。             He wrote poetry�察�and 

he rode�察�and he ran�察�and he cricketed�察�and he danced�察�and he acted�察�and he 

done it all equally beautiful。      He was uncommon proud of Master Harry 

as   was   his  only   child�察  �but  he  didn't   spoil  him   neither。   He    was   a 

gentleman that had a will of his own and a eye of his own�察�and that would 

be minded。      Consequently�察�though he made quite a companion of the fine 

bright boy�察�and was delighted to see him so fond of reading his fairy books�察�

and was never tired of hearing him say my name is Norval�察�or hearing him 

sing his songs about Young May Moons is beaming love�察�and When he as 

adores thee has left but the name�察�and that�察�still he kept the command over 

the child�察�and the child was a child�察�and it's to be wished more of 'em was� �



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     How did Boots happen to know all this�拭               �Why�察�through being under´ 

gardener。      Of course he couldn't be under´gardener�察�and be always about�察�

in   the   summer´time�察     �near    the  windows      on   the  lawn�察   �a  mowing�察    �and 

sweeping�察  �and   weeding�察  �and   pruning�察  �and   this   and   that�察  �without   getting 

acquainted   with   the   ways   of   the   family。   Even   supposing   Master   Harry 

hadn't come to him one morning early�察�and said�察 �Cobbs�察�how should you 

spell Norah�察�if you was asked�拭─�and then began cutting it in print all over 

the fence。 

     He couldn't say he had taken particular notice of children before that�察�

but   really   it   was   pretty   to   see   them   two   mites   a   going   about   the   place 

together�察�deep in love。        And the courage of the boy� �Bless your soul�察�he'd 

have throwed off his little hat�察�and tucked up his little sleeves�察�and gone in 

at a Lion�察�he would�察�if they had happened to meet one�察�and she had been 

frightened of him。        One day he stops�察�along with her�察�where Boots was 

hoeing weeds   in   the gravel�察 �and   says�察�speaking up�察  �Cobbs�察─  �he says�察  �I 

like   you。;    ;Do   you�察  �sir�拭   �I'm   proud   to   hear   it。; ;Yes�察  �I   do�察  �Cobbs。 

Why do I like you�察�do you think�察�Cobbs�拭─                �Don't know�察�Master Harry�察�I 

am sure。; ;Because Norah likes you�察�Cobbs。;                 ;Indeed�察�sir�拭     �That's very 

gratifying。;       ;Gratifying�察     �Cobbs�拭     �It's   better   than    millions    of   the 

brightest diamonds to be liked by Norah。;              ;Certainly�察�sir。; ;You're going 

away�察�ain't you�察�Cobbs�拭─          �Yes�察�sir。;     ;Would you like another situation�察�

Cobbs�拭─       �Well�察  �sir�察  �I   shouldn't   object�察  �if   it   was   a   good   Inn。; ;Then�察�

Cobbs�察─�says he�察 �you shall be our Head Gardener when we are married。; 

And he tucks her�察�in her little sky´ blue mantle�察�under his arm�察�and walks 

away。 

     Boots could assure me that it was better than a picter�察�and equal to a 

play�察   �to  see   them    babies�察  �with    their  long�察  �bright�察  �curling    hair�察 �their 

sparkling eyes�察�and their beautiful light tread�察�a rambling about the garden�察�

deep in love。      Boots was of opinion that the birds believed they was birds�察�

and   kept   up   with   'em�察  �singing   to   please   'em。   Sometimes   they   would 

creep under the Tulip´tree�察�and would sit there with their arms round one 

another's necks�察�and their soft cheeks touching�察�a reading about the Prince 

and   the   Dragon�察  �and   the   good   and   bad   enchanters�察  �and   the   king's   fair 



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daughter。     Sometimes he would hear them planning about having a house 

in a forest�察�keeping bees and a cow�察�and living entirely on milk and honey。 

Once   he    came    upon    them   by   the  pond�察  �and   heard   Master    Harry   say�察�

;Adorable Norah�察�kiss me�察�and say you love me to distraction�察�or I'll jump 

in head´ foremost。;       And Boots made no question he would have done it 

if   she   hadn't   complied。   On   the   whole�察  �Boots   said   it   had   a   tendency   to 

make him feel as if he was in love himselfonly he didn't exactly know 

who with。 

     ;Cobbs�察─�said Master Harry�察�one evening�察�when Cobbs was watering 

the   flowers�察    �I  am   going   on   a  visit�察 �this  present  Midsummer�察      �to  my 

grandmamma's at York。; 

     ;Are   you   indeed�察  �sir�拭  �I   hope   you'll   have   a  pleasant   time。   I  am 

going into Yorkshire�察�myself�察�when I leave here。; 

     ;Are you going to your grandmamma's�察�Cobbs�拭─�

     ;No�察�sir。    I haven't got such a thing。; 

     ;Not as a grandmamma�察�Cobbs�拭─�

     ;No�察�sir。; 

     The boy looked on at the watering of the flowers for a little while�察�and 

then said�察 �I sha

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