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^Let me look at your forehead察院he says察bending down。 ^I am a
doctor。 Don¨t be afraid。 I wouldn¨t hurt you for the world。 ̄
He knows that by touching her with his skilful and accustomed
hand察 he can soothe her yet more readily。 She makes a slight
objection察 saying察 It¨s nothing察院 but he has scarcely laid his
fingers on the wounded place when she lifts it up to the light。
^Aye A bad bruise察 and the skin sadly broken。 This must be
very sore。 ̄
^It do ache a little察sir察院returns the woman察with a started tear
upon her cheek。
^Let me try to make it more comfortable。 My handkerchief
won¨t hurt you。 ̄
^O dear no察sir察I¨m sure of that 院
He cleanses the injured place and dries it察and having carefully
examined it and gently pressed it with the palm of his hand察takes
a small case from his pocket察dresses it察and binds it up。 While he
is thus employed察 he says察 after laughing at his establishing a
surgery in the street此
^And so your husband is a brickmaker拭院
^How you know that察sir拭院asked the woman察astonished。
^Why察I suppose so察from the colour of the clay upon your bag
and on your dress。 And I know brickmakers go about working at
piecework in places。 And I am sorry to say I have known them
cruel to their wives too。 ̄
The woman hastily lifts up her eyes察as if she would deny that
her injury is referable to such a cause。 But feeling the hand upon
her forehead察and seeing his busy and composed face察she quietly
drops them again。
^Where is he now拭院asks the surgeon。
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^He got into trouble last night察sir察but he¨ll look for me at the
lodging´house。 ̄
^He will get into worse trouble if he often misuses his large and
heavy hand as he has misused it here。 But you forgive him察brutal
as he is察and I say no more of him察except that I wish he deserved
it。 You have no young child拭院
The woman shakes her head。 ^One as I calls mine察sir察but it¨s
Liz¨s。 ̄
^Your own is dead。 I see Poor little thing 院
By this time he has finished察 and is putting up his case。 ^I
suppose you have some settled home。 Is it far from here拭院he asks察
good´humouredly making light of what he has done察as she gets up
and curtseys。
^It¨s a good two or three´and´twenty mile from here察 sir。 At
Saint Albans。 You know Saint Albans察 sir拭 I thought you gave a
start like察as if you did拭院
^Yes察I know something of it。 And now I will ask you a question
in return。 Have you money for your lodging拭院
^Yes察 sir察院 she says察 really and truly。 ̄ And she shows it。 He
tells her察 in acknowledgement of her many subdued thanks察 that
she is very welcome察gives her good day察and walks away。 Tom´all´
Alone¨s is still asleep察and nothing is astir。
Yes察 something is As he retraces his way to the point from
which he descried the woman at a distance sitting on the step察he
sees a ragged figure coming very cautiously along察crouching close
to the soiled walls!which the wretchedest figure might as well
avoid!and furtively thrusting a hand before it。 It is the figure of a
youth察 whose face is hollow察 and whose eyes have an emaciated
glare。 He is so intent on getting along unseen察 that even the
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apparition of a stranger in whole garments does not tempt him to
look back。 He shades his face with his ragged elbow as he passes
on the other side of the way察and goes shrinking and creeping on察
with his anxious hand before him察 and his shapeless clothes
hanging in shreds。 Clothes made for what purpose察 or of what
material察it would be impossible to say。 They look察in colour and in
substance察 like a bundle of rank leaves of swampy growth察 that
rotted long ago。
Allan Woodcourt pauses to look after him and note all this察with
a shadowy belief that he has seen the boy before。 He cannot recall
how察or where察but there is some association in his mind with such
a form。 He imagines that he must have seen it in some hospital or
refuge察still察cannot make out why it comes with any special force
on his remembrance。
He is gradually emerging from Tom´all´Alone¨s in the morning
light察 thinking about it察 when he hears running feet behind him察
and looking round察 sees the boy察 scouring towards him at great
speed察followed by the woman。
^Stop him察 stop him 院 cries the woman察 almost breathless。
^Stop him察sir 院
He darts across the road into the boy¨s path察 but the boy is
quicker than he!makes a curve!ducks!dives under his hands!
comes up half´a´dozen yards beyond him察and scours away again。
Still察 the woman follows察 crying察 Stop him察 sir察 pray stop him 院
Allan察not knowing but that he has just robbed her of her money察
follows in chase察and runs so hard察 that he runs the boy down a
dozen times察 but each time he repeats the curve察 the duck察 the
dive察 and scours away again。 To strike at him察 on any of these
occasions察would be to fell and disable him察but the pursuer cannot
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resolve to do that察and so the grimly ridiculous pursuit continues。
At last the fugitive察hard´pressed察takes to a narrow passage察and a
court which has no thoroughfare。 Here察 against a hoarding of
decaying timber察 he is brought to bay察 and tumbles down察 lying
gasping at his pursuer察 who stands and gasps at him until the
woman comes up。
^O you察Jo 院cries the woman。 ^What拭I have found you at last 院
^Jo察院repeats Allan察looking at him with attention。 ^Jo Stay。 To
be sure I recollect this lad some time ago being brought before
the coroner。 ̄
^Yes察 I see you once afore at the Inkwhich察院 whimpers Jo。
^What of that拭Can¨t you never let such an unfortnet as me alone拭
An¨t I unfortnet enough for you yet拭How unfortnet do you want
me for to be拭Iv¨e been a´chivied and a´chivied察fust by one on you
and nixt by another on you察till I¨m worritted to skins and bones。
The Inkwhich warn¨t my fault。 I done nothink。 He wos wery good
to me he wos察he wos the only one I know¨d to speak to察as ever
come across my crossing。 It ain¨t wery likely I should want him to
be Inkwhich¨d。 I only wish I wos察myself。 I don¨t know why I don¨t
go and make a hole in the water察I¨m sure I don¨t。
He says it with such a pitiable air察and his grimy tears appear so
real察 and he lies in the corner up against the hoarding so like a
growth of fungus or any unwholesome excresence