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Charles Dickens: The Old Curiosity ShopCHAPTER 20 (continued)'Well, boy,' said Mr Witherden, 'you came to work out that shilling;--not to get another, hey?' 'No indeed, sir,' replied Kit, taking courage to look up. 'I never thought of such a thing.' 'Father alive?' said the Notary. 'Dead, sir.' 'Mother?' 'Yes, sir.' 'Married again--eh?' Kit made answer, not without some indignation, that she was a widow with three children, and that as to her marrying again, if the gentleman knew her he wouldn't think of such a thing. At this reply Mr Witherden buried his nose in the flowers again, and whispered behind the nosegay to the old gentleman that he believed the lad was as honest a lad as need be. 'Now,' said Mr Garland when they had made some further inquiries of him, 'I am not going to give you anything--' 'Thank you, sir,' Kit replied; and quite seriously too, for this announcement seemed to free him from the suspicion which the Notary had hinted. '--But,' resumed the old gentleman, 'perhaps I may want to know something more about you, so tell me where you live, and I'll put it down in my pocket-book.' Kit told him, and the old gentleman wrote down the address with his pencil. He had scarcely done so, when there was a great uproar in the street, and the old lady hurrying to the window cried that Whisker had run away, upon which Kit darted out to the rescue, and the others followed. This is page 171 of 618. [Marked] This title is on Your Bookshelf. Buy a copy of The Old Curiosity Shop at Amazon.com
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