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176 THE VILLAGE SHOPKEEPEB.
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T Whenever He Business I Hear Abilit The...
front it needed door . not The the window shout of was " fire thrown ! fire ! up " mixed Instantl with y , and the busy then feetto tell what the atter
a tramp ppeared e house ling h t of the approaching w upp ere er speed windo il w y s awa , screaming kened , and gorousl t was errified y , as fe m thou males gh .
utterl their safe heedless ty depended of G upon ' t he trea noise ties th to ey descend could ma and ke un , and bar the door y for as tso eorge far as he could seethe lower art of the
house was , untouched ye , . Not being able to , gain admittance p in front he ran round the houseand there a fearful scene of
of sumed devas the ta ; t dwell ion huge p i resen col h umns ouse ted it w s f hile smo ; t t , k e w ou fierce ere thouses issu flames in w g from nearl earing the y con roo to f -
revel in the destruction ng , they were . causing , burst , app from the lower Half windows crazed , with utterl a cruel preven anxiety ting the George possibil rushed ity of again ingress to . the
h front im in , and break cal in led g in up the on t door he p ; but le just who , then had it now was come opened up to from aid
within and Mary appeared . " Gome , " she _whispere _. d with white lips A , cros u s the hel hall p me to the sav stairs e my father and in . ' to Mr . Stough ton ' s room
in a moment ; there , up sat the old , man half dressed , hugging a hiron safewhich contained his moneytitle deeds & cand
t vainl o uge carr y fumblin and , g in wi his ll no pockets t leav for e it the " said key , . Mary " It . is " too He , heavy must , come" y cried George ; " there is , not a moment to lose . " MrStoug , htonhoweverwas past listening to reasonhis mind
was . _jDaralysed , with fear , , and no entreaties could mo , ve him t from reasure the ti spot hter ; he The onl smoke y looked was up getting vacant thicker ly , and each hugged instan his t
soon the possibility g . of escape would be over . , " It is no use" said _Mary" leave us ! save yourself while
there is time . " ,, e looked at her a momenthe was considering whether
Georg ; leave he should the obstinate t seize h old er in fellow his arm to s his , carr fate y . her No down a better stairs , and an ( J _^
more a sudden humane rush idea at th struck e iron him safe , he pulled flung it open from the Mr , window . Stoug , hton made ' s
Mary They grasp , jump could and ing hear then up the exerting exclaimed thud with all ; , which liis streng it fell th upon , hurled the grass it below , and .
" -Now , papa , we must make haste down , and see that no one touches it . " Benton A moment ' s might after blaze they away stood as it listed safely for in aug the ht open George air cared , and . words worth hundred
M Benton ary had ' s ! whispered It was a sad into ruin his thoug ears h ; the clumsy parish a engine
176 The Village Shopkeepeb.
176 THE VILLAGE SHOPKEEPEB .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Nov. 2, 1863, page 176, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_02111863/page/32/
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