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to take an extra trot or two�察�afterwards�察�to cure it。 

     The very thing he was in the act of doing one cold day�察�when the last 

drowsy      sound     of  Twelve     o'clock�察   �just   struck�察  �was    humming       like   a 

melodious monster of a Bee�察�and not by any means a busy bee�察�all through 

the steeple� �

     'Dinner´time�察�eh��' said Toby�察�trotting up and down before the church。 

'Ah��' 

     Toby's   nose     was   very   red�察  �and   his  eyelids    were   very   red�察  �and   he 

winked very much�察�and his shoulders were very near his ears�察�and his legs 

were very stiff�察�and altogether he was evidently a long way upon the frosty 

side of cool。 

     'Dinner´time�察�eh��' repeated Toby�察�using his right´hand muffler like an 

infantine boxing´glove�察�and punishing his chest for being cold。 'Ah´h´h´h��' 

     He took a silent trot�察�after that�察�for a minute or two。 

     'There's nothing��' said Toby�察�breaking forth afresh ´ but here he stopped 

short in his trot�察�and with a face of great interest and some alarm�察�felt his 



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nose carefully all the way up。          It was but a little way ��not being much of a 

nose�� and he had soon finished。 

     'I   thought   it   was   gone��'   said   Toby�察  �trotting   off   again。 'It's   all   right�察�

however。       I am sure I couldn't blame it if it was to go。            It has a precious 

hard service of it in the bitter weather�察�and precious little to look forward 

to�察�for I don't take snuff myself。 It's a good deal tried�察�poor creetur�察�at the 

best of times�察�for when it DOES get hold of a pleasant whiff or so ��which 

an't too often�� it's generally from somebody else's dinner�察�a´coming home 

from the baker's。' 

     The reflection reminded him of that other reflection�察�which he had left 

unfinished。 

     'There's   nothing��'   said   Toby�察  �'more   regular   in   its   coming   round   than 

dinner´time�察  �and   nothing   less   regular   in   its   coming   round   than   dinner。 

That's the great difference between 'em。              It's took me a long time to find 

it out。    I wonder whether it would be worth any gentleman's while�察�now�察�

to buy that obserwation for the Papers�察�or the Parliament��' 

     Toby     was    only    joking�察   �for  he   gravely     shook    his   head    in  self´ 

depreciation。 

     'Why� �Lord��' said Toby。           'The Papers is full of obserwations as it is�察�

and   so's   the   Parliament。     Here's   last   week's   paper�察  �now��'   taking   a   very 

dirty one from his pocket�察�and holding it from him at arm's length�察�'full of 

obserwations�        �Full of obserwations�         �I like to know the news as well as 

any man��' said Toby�察�slowly�察�folding it a little smaller�察�and putting it in his 

pocket   again�此     �'but   it   almost   goes   against   the   grain   with   me   to   read   a 

paper now。       It frightens me almost。         I don't know what we poor people 

are coming to。        Lord send we may be coming to something better in the 

New Year nigh upon us��' 

     'Why�察�father�察�father��' said a pleasant voice�察�hard by。 

     But   Toby�察  �not   hearing   it�察  �continued   to   trot   backwards   and   forwards�此�

musing as he went�察�and talking to himself。 

     'It seems as if we can't go right�察�or do right�察�or be righted��' said Toby。 

'I hadn't much schooling�察�myself�察�when I was young�察�and I can't make out 

whether      we    have    any    business     on   the   face   of   the   earth�察  �or   not。 

Sometimes I think we must have ´ a little�察�and sometimes I think we must 



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be intruding。      I get so puzzled sometimes that I am not even able to make 

up my mind whether there is any good at all in us�察�or whether we are born 

bad。     We seem to be dreadful things�察�we seem to give a deal of trouble�察�

we   are   always   being   complained   of   and   guarded   against。       One   way   or 

other�察�we fill the papers。       Talk of a New Year��' said Toby�察�mournfully。               'I 

can bear up as well as another man at most times�察�better than a good many�察�

for I am as strong as a lion�察�and all men an't�察�but supposing it should really 

be   that   we   have   no   right   to   a   New   Year   ´   supposing   we   really   ARE 

intruding ´ ' 

     'Why�察�father�察�father��' said the pleasant voice again。 

     Toby   heard   it   this   time�察  �started�察  �stopped�察  �and   shortening   his   sight�察�

which had been directed a long way off as seeking the enlightenment in 

the very heart of the approaching year�察�found himself face to face with his 

own child�察�and looking close into her eyes。 

     Bright eyes they were。          Eyes that would bear a world of looking in�察�

before their depth was fathomed。            Dark eyes�察�that reflected back the eyes 

which   searched   them�察  �not   flashingly�察  �or   at   the   owner's   will�察  �but   with   a 

clear�察  �calm�察   �honest�察  �patient   radiance�察   �claiming     kindred    with   that  light 

which Heaven called into being。             Eyes that were beautiful and true�察�and 

beaming      with   Hope。     With     Hope    so   young    and   fresh�察  �with   Hope    so 

buoyant�察    �vigorous�察    �and   bright�察  �despite   the   twenty    years   of  work    and 

poverty   on   which   they   had   looked�察  �that   they   became   a   voice   to   Trotty 

Veck�察�and said�此      �'I think we have some business here ´ a little��' 

     Trotty    kissed    the   lips  belonging      to  the   eyes�察  �and    squeezed     the 

blooming face between his hands。 

     'Why�察�Pet��' said Trotty。        'What's to do�拭      �I didn't expect you to´ day�察�

Meg。' 

     'Neither did I expect to come�察�father��' cried the girl�察�nodding her head 

and smiling as she spoke。          'But here I am�      �And not alone�察�not alone��' 

     'Why  you don't mean to say��' observed Trotty�察�looking curiously at a 

covered basket which she carried in her hand�察�'that you ´ ' 

     'Smell it�察�father dear��' said Meg。        'Only smell it��' 

     Trotty was going to lift up the cover at once�察�in a great hurry�察�when she 

gaily interposed her hand。 



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     'No�察 �no�察 �no��'   said   Meg�察  �with   the   glee   of   a   child。 'Lengthen   it   out   a 

little。   Let   me   just   lift   up   the   corner�察  �just   the   lit´tle   ti´ny   cor´ner�察  �you 

know��' said Meg�察�suiting the action to the word with the utmost gentleness�察�

and   speaking   very   softly�察  �as   if   she   were   afraid   of   being   overheard   by 

something inside the basket�察�'there。 Now。               What's that��' 

     Toby   took   the   shortest   possible   sniff   at   the   edge   of   the   basket�察  �and 

cried out in a rapture�此�

     'Why�察�it's hot��' 

     'It's burning hot��' cried Meg。          'Ha�察�ha�察�ha�      �It's scalding hot��' 

     'Ha�察�ha�察�ha��' roared Toby�察�with a sort of kick。              'It's scalding hot��' 

     'But what is it�察�father��' said Meg。           'Come。      You haven't guessed what 

it is。   And you must guess what it is。               I can't think of taking it out�察�till 

you guess what it is。         Don't be in such a hurry�          �Wait a minute�         �A little 

bit more of the cover。         Now guess��' 

     Meg      was   in  a   perfect   fright   lest  he   should    guess    right   too   soon�察�

shrinking away�察�as she held the basket towards him�察�curling up her pretty 

shoulders�察�stopping her ear with her hand�察�as if by so doing she could keep 

the right word out of Toby's lips�察�and laughing softly the whole time。 

     Meanwhile Toby�察�putting a hand on each knee�察�bent down his nose to 

the    basket�察  �and    took   a  long 

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