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such cases�察�the legitimate highway。
The first thing they saw on entering the town was the skeleton
of Sleary¨s Circus。 The company had departed for another town
more than twenty miles off�察�and had opened there last night。 The
connection between the two places was by a hilly turnpike´road�察�
and the travelling on that road was very slow。 Though they took
but a hasty breakfast�察 �and no rest ��which it would have been in
vain to seek under such circumstances���察 �it was noon before they
began to find the bills of Sleary¨s Horse´riding on barns and walls�察�
and one o¨clock when they stopped in the market´place。
A Grand Morning Performance by the Riders�察 �commencing at
that very hour�察�was in course of announcement by the bellman as
they set their feet upon the stones of the street。 Sissy
recommended that�察 �to avoid making inquiries and attracting
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attention in the town�察�they should present themselves to pay at the
door。 If Mr Sleary were taking the money�察 �he would be sure to
know her�察�and would proceed with discretion。 If he were not�察 �he
would be sure to see them inside�察�and�察�knowing what he had done
with the fugitive�察�would proceed with discretion still。
Therefore�察 �they repaired�察 �with fluttering hearts�察 �to the well
remembered booth。 The flag with the inscription SLEARY¨S
HORSE´RIDING�察�was there�察�and the Gothic niche was there�察�but
Mr Sleary was not there。 Master Kidderminster�察 �grown too
maturely turfy to be received by the wildest credulity as Cupid any
more�察�had yielded to the invincible force of circumstances ��and his
beard���察�and�察�in the capacity of a man who made himself generally
useful�察�presided on this occasion over the exchequer!having also
a drum in reserve�察 �on which to expend his leisure moments and
superfluous forces。 In the extreme sharpness of his look out for
base coin�察 �Mr Kidderminster�察 �as at present situated�察 �never saw
anything but money�察�so Sissy passed him unrecognised�察�and they
went in。
The Emperor of Japan�察 �on a steady old white horse stencilled
with black spots�察�was twirling five wash´hand basins at once�察�as it
is the favourite recreation of that monarch to do。 Sissy�察 �though
well acquainted with his Royal line�察�had no personal knowledge of
the present Emperor�察�and his reign was peaceful。 Miss Josephine
Sleary�察�in her celebrated graceful Equestrian Tyrolean Flower´Act
was then announced by a new clown ��who humorously said
Cauliflower Act���察�and Mr Sleary appeared�察�leading her in。
Mr Sleary had only made one cut at the Clown with his long
whip´lash�察 �and the Clown had only said�察 �If you do it again�察 �I¨ll
throw the horse at you� 院�when Sissy was recognised both by father
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and daughter。 But they got through the Act with great self´
possession�察�and Mr Sleary�察�saving for the first instant�察�conveyed no
more expression into his locomotive eye than into his fixed one。
The performance seemed a little long to Sissy and Louisa�察�
particularly when it stopped to afford the Clown an opportunity of
telling Mr Sleary ��who said ^Indeed�察�sir� 院�to all his observations in
the calmest way�察 �and with his eye on the house���察 �about two legs
sitting on three legs looking at one leg�察 �when in came four legs�察�
and laid hold of one leg�察�and up got two legs�察�caught hold of three
legs�察�and threw ¨em at four legs�察�who ran away with one leg。 For�察�
although an ingenious Allegory relating to a butcher�察 �a three´
legged stool�察�a dog�察�and a leg of mutton�察�this narrative consumed
time�察�and they were in great suspense。 At last�察�however�察�little fair´
haired Josephine made her curtsey amid great applause�察�and the
Clown�察�left alone in the ring�察 �had just warmed himself�察 �and said�察�
^Now I¨ll have a turn� 院�when Sissy was touched on the shoulder�察�
and beckoned out。
She took Louisa with her�察�and they were received by Mr Sleary
in a very little private apartment�察�with canvas sides�察�a grass floor�察�
and a wooden ceiling all aslant�察 �on which the box company
stamped their approbation�察 �as if they were coming through。
^Thethilia�察院�said Mr Sleary�察 �who had brandy and water at hand�察�
^it doth me good to thee you。 You wath alwayth a favourite with
uth�察 �and you¨ve have done uth credit thinth the old timeth I¨m
thure。 You mutht thee our people�察 �my dear�察 �afore we thpeak of
bithnith�察 �or they¨ll break their hearts!ethpethially the women。
Here¨th Jothphine hath been and got married to E。 W。 B。
Childerth�察 �and thee hath got a boy�察 �and though he¨th only three
yearth old�察�he thtickth on to any pony you can bring againth him。
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He¨th named The Little Wonder Of Thcolathic Equitation�察�and if
you don¨t hear of that boy at Athley¨th�察�you¨ll hear of him at Parith。
And you recollect Kidderminthter�察�that wath thought to be rather
thweet upon yourthelf。 Well。 He¨th married too。 Married a widder。
Old enough to be hith mother。 Thee wath Tightrope�察 �thee wath�察�
and now thee¨th nothing!on accounth of fat。 They¨ve got two
children�察�tho we¨re thtrong in the Fairy bithnith and the Nurthery
dodge。 If you wath to thee our Children in the Wood�察 �with their
father and mother both a dyin¨ on a horthe!their uncle a
rethieving of ¨em ath hith wardth�察 �upon a horthe!themthelvth
both a goin¨ a blackberryin¨ on a horthe!and the Robinth a
coming in to cover ¨em with leavth�察�upon a horthe!you¨d thay it
wath the completetht thing ath ever you that your eyeth on� �And
you remember Emma Gordon�察 �my dear�察 �ath wath a¨motht a
mother to you�拭 �Of courthe you do�察 �I needn¨t athk。 Well� �Emma�察�
thee lotht her huthband。 He wath throw¨d a heavy back´fall off a
Elephant in a thort of a Pagoda thing ath the Thultan of the
Indieth�察 �and he never got the better of it�察 �and thee married a
thecond time!married a Cheethe´monger ath fell in love with her
from the front!and he¨th a Overtheer and makin¨ a fortun。 ̄
These various changes�察 �Mr Sleary�察 �very short of breath now�察�
related with heartiness�察�and with a wonderful kind of innocence�察�
considering what a bleary and brandy´and´watery old veteran he
was。 Afterwards he brought in Josephine�察 �and E。 W。 B。 Childers
��rather deeply´lined in the jaws by daylight���察 �and The Little
Wonder of Scholastic Equitation�察�and in a word�察�all the company。
Amazing creatures they were in Louisa¨s eyes�察�so white and pink
of complexion�察�so scant of dress�察�and so demonstrative of leg�察�but it
was very agreeable to see them crowding about Sissy�察 �and very
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natural in Sissy to be unable to refrain from tears。
^There� �Now Thethilia hath kithd all the children�察�and hugged
all the women�察 �and thaken handth all round with all the men�察�
clear�察�every one of you�察�and ring in the band for the thecond part� 院�
As soon as they were gone�察�he continued in a low tone。 ^Now�察�
Thethilia�察�I don¨t athk to know any thecret�察�but I thuppothe I may
conthider thith to be Mith Thquire。 ̄
^This is his sister。 Yes。 ̄
^And t¨other on¨th daughter。 That¨h what I mean。 Hope I thee
you well�察�mith。 And I hope the Thquire¨th well�拭院�
^My father will be here soon�察院�said Louisa�察�anxious to bring him
to the point。 ^Is my brother safe�拭院�
^Thafe and thound� 院 �he replied。 ^I want you jutht to take a
peep at the Ring�察 �mith�察 �through there。 Thethilia�察 �you know the
dodgeth�察�find a thpy´hole for yourthelf。 ̄
They each looked through a chinck in the boards。
^That¨h Jack the Giant Killer!piethe of comic infant bithnith�察院�
said Sleary。 ^There¨th a property´houthe�察 �you thee�察 �for Jack to
hide in�察 �there¨th my Clown with a thauthpanlid and a thpit�察 �for
Jack¨th thervant�察�there¨th little Jack himthelf in a thplendid thoot
of armour�察�there¨th two comic black thervants twithe ath big ath
the houthe�察�to thtand by it and to bring it in and clear it�察�and the
Giant ��a very ecthpenthive bathket one���察 �he an¨t on yet。 Now�察�do
you know thee ¨em a