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And after a while, he saw the latch raised cautiously, and the door

begin to open very slowly and noiselessly It had opened thus

perhaps so?"

Immediately the door became stationary and, after some brief pause a

voice issued fro and hoarse

"Which your parding I ax, sir," said the voice, "which your parding

I 'u a respectable fe and clear-starching, sir!"

Hereupon, the door having opened to its fullest, Barnabas saw a stout,

ed woman whose naturally unlovely look had been further

h

constantly striving toitself

up and down and to and fro, in ato behold

"Whicha curtsy and

eye under the poke of a very large

bonnet, "Mrs Snuh character and connections Whichonly one heye

ain't by noas it were

took away by a act o' Providence in the shape of another lady's