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her。 

     The   gentleman   upon   the   table´beer   cask�察  �who   appeared   to   be   some 

authorised medical attendant upon the poor�察�was far too well accustomed�察�

evidently�察    �to  little  differences    of   opinion    between     man    and   wife�察   �to 

interpose     any   remark     in  this  instance。     He    sat   softly  whistling�察   �and 

turning little drops of beer out of the tap upon the ground�察�until there was a 

perfect   calm�此    �when   he   raised   his   head�察  �and   said   to   Mrs。   Tugby�察  �late 

Chickenstalker�此�

     'There's something interesting about the woman�察�even now。                    How did 

she come to marry him��' 

     'Why  that��'   said   Mrs。 Tugby�察  �taking   a seat   near   him�察 �'is   not   the   least 

cruel part of her story�察�sir。       You see they kept company�察�she and Richard�察�

many      years   ago。     When      they   were    a   young    and    beautiful    couple�察�

everything   was   settled�察  �and   they   were   to   have   been   married   on   a   New 

Year's Day。      But�察�somehow�察�Richard got it into his head�察�through what the 

gentlemen told him�察�that he might do better�察�and that he'd soon repent it�察�

and that she wasn't good enough for him�察�and that a young man of spirit 

had   no   business   to be   married。     And   the   gentlemen   frightened   her�察  �and 

made her melancholy�察�and timid of his deserting her�察�and of her children 

coming to the gallows�察�and of its being wicked to be man and wife�察�and a 

good deal more of it。 And in short�察�they lingered and lingered�察�and their 

trust in one another was broken�察�and so at last was the match。                     But the 

fault was his。      She would have married him�察�sir�察�joyfully。               I've seen her 

heart   swell   many   times   afterwards�察  �when   he   passed   her   in   a   proud   and 

careless way�察�and never did a woman grieve more truly for a man�察�than 

she for Richard when he first went wrong。' 

     'Oh� �he went wrong�察�did he��' said the gentleman�察�pulling out the vent´ 

peg of the table´beer�察�and trying to peep down into the barrel through the 

hole。 

     'Well�察�sir�察�I don't know that he rightly understood himself�察�you see。                  I 

think his mind was troubled by their having broke with one another�察�and 



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that   but   for   being   ashamed   before   the   gentlemen�察  �and   perhaps   for   being 

uncertain too�察�how she might take it�察�he'd have gone through any suffering 

or   trial   to   have   had   Meg's   promise   and   Meg's   hand   again。   That's   my 

belief。    He never said so�察�more's the pity�            �He took to drinking�察�idling�察�

bad companions�此        �all the fine resources that were to be so much better for 

him than the Home he might have had。                He lost his looks�察�his character�察�

his health�察�his strength�察�his friends�察�his work�此         �everything��' 

     'He    didn't  lose   everything�察    �Mrs。    Tugby��'   returned    the   gentleman�察�

'because he gained a wife�察�and I want to know how he gained her。' 

     'I'm coming to it�察�sir�察�in a moment。         This went on for years and years�察�

he sinking lower and lower�察�she enduring�察�poor thing�察�miseries enough to 

wear her life away。        At last�察�he was so cast down�察�and cast out�察�that no 

one would employ or notice him�察�and doors were shut upon him�察�go where 

he would。      Applying from place to place�察�and door to door�察�and coming 

for the hundredth time to one gentleman who had often and often tried him 

��he was a good workman to the very end���察�that gentleman�察�who knew his 

history�察�said�察 �I believe you are incorrigible�察�there is only one person in the 

world who has a chance of reclaiming you�察�ask me to trust you no more�察�

until she tries to do it。;     Something like that�察�in his anger and vexation。' 

     'Ah��' said the gentleman。        'Well��' 

     'Well�察�sir�察�he went to her�察�and kneeled to her�察�said it was so�察�said it ever 

had been so�察�and made a prayer to her to save him。' 

     'And she�拭 � Don't distress yourself�察�Mrs。 Tugby。' 

     'She   came   to   me   that   night   to   ask   me   about   living   here。 ;What   he 

was once to me�察─�she said�察 �is buried in a grave�察�side by side with what I 

was to him。      But I have thought of this�察�and I will make the trial。             In the 

hope of saving him�察�for the love of the light´ hearted girl ��you remember 

her�� who was to have been married on a New Year's Day�察�and for the love 

of her Richard。;       And she said he had come to her from Lilian�察�and Lilian 

had trusted to him�察�and she never could forget that。             So they were married�察�

and    when    they   came    home    here�察  �and   I  saw   them�察  �I  hoped    that  such 

prophecies   as   parted   them   when   they   were   young�察  �may   not   often   fulfil 

themselves as they did in this case�察�or I wouldn't be the makers of them for 

a Mine of Gold。' 



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     The gentleman got off the cask�察�and stretched himself�察�observing�此�

     'I suppose he used her ill�察�as soon as they were married��' 

     'I don't think he ever did that��' said Mrs。 Tugby�察�shaking her head�察�and 

wiping her eyes。        'He went on better for a short time�察�but�察�his habits were 

too   old   and   strong   to   be   got   rid   of�察  �he   soon   fell   back   a   little�察  �and   was 

falling fast back�察�when his illness came so strong upon him。                      I think he 

has always felt for her。        I am sure he has。        I have seen him�察�in his crying 

fits   and   tremblings�察  �try   to   kiss   her   hand�察  �and   I   have   heard   him   call   her 

;Meg�察─�and say it was her nineteenth birthday。                 There he has been lying�察�

now�察�these weeks and months。               Between him and her baby�察�she has not 

been able to do her old work�察�and by not being able to be regular�察�she has 

lost   it�察  �even   if   she   could   have   done   it。 How   they   have   lived�察  �I   hardly 

know��' 

     'I know��' muttered Mr。 Tugby�察�looking at the till�察�and round the shop�察�

and   at   his   wife�察  �and   rolling   his   head   with   immense   intelligence。     'Like 

Fighting Cocks��' 

     He was interrupted by a cry ´ a sound of lamentation ´ from the upper 

story of the house。        The gentleman moved hurriedly to the door。 

     'My   friend��'   he   said�察  �looking   back�察  �'you   needn't   discuss   whether   he 

shall be removed or not。          He has spared you that trouble�察�I believe。' 

     Saying so�察�he ran up´stairs�察�followed by Mrs。 Tugby�察�while Mr。 Tugby 

panted   and   grumbled   after   them   at   leisure�此     �being   rendered   more   than 

commonly short´winded by the weight of the till�察�in which there had been 

an   inconvenient   quantity   of   copper。        Trotty�察  �with   the   child   beside   him�察�

floated up the staircase like mere air。 

     'Follow     her�    �Follow      her�    �Follow      her��'   He     heard    the   ghostly 

voices in the Bells repeat their words as he ascended。                  'Learn it�察�from the 

creature dearest to your heart��' 

     It was over。      It was over。     And this was she�察�her father's pride and joy� �

This   haggard�察  �wretched   woman�察  �weeping   by   the   bed�察  �if   it   deserved   that 

name�察  �and   pressing   to   her   breast�察  �and   hanging   down   her   head   upon�察  �an 

infant。     Who   can   tell   how   spare�察  �how   sickly�察  �and   how   poor   an   infant� �

Who can tell how dear� �

     'Thank God��' cried Trotty�察�holding up his folded hands。                     'O�察�God be 



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thanked�      �She loves her child��'

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