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In the time of his prosperity, young Gurwood had made many friends, but a touch of pride had induced him to turn aside from these although many of them would undoubtedly have been glad to aid him in his aims to quit the house of his childhood and betake himself to the flourishing town of Clatterby, where he knew nobody except one soft amiable little school-fellow, whom in boyish days he had always deemed a poor, miserable little creature, but for whom nevertheless he entertained a strong affection.
It so happened that, three-quarters of an hour afterwards, an extra first-class carriage was wanted to add to the train which John Marrot was to "horse" on its arrival at Clatterby. The carriage in which Sam lay was selected for the purpose, drawn out, and attached to the train. Tired men are not easily awakened. Sam knew nothing of this change in his sleeping apartment.
Recovering in a moment he made a dash into the crowd and spent the three remaining minutes in a wild search for the lost one! It was a market-day, and the platform of Clatterby station was densely crowded.
The more that stout woman was implored to compose herself, the more she discomposed herself, and everybody else; and the more she was besought to be calm, the more, a great deal, did she fill the waiting-room with hysterical shrieks and fiendish laughter, until at last every one was glad to go out of the place and get into the train that was waiting to take them back to Clatterby.
A sister of the former, who lived about twenty miles from Clatterby, had, a short time before, made her husband a present of a fine fat pugilistic boy, and Mrs M felt constrained to pay her a visit. John was on the look-out for his wife and child, so was Will Garvie.
At last the painting became so successful that Edwin resolved to trust to it alone said good-bye to the Clearing-House with regret for he left many a pleasant companion and several intimate friends behind him and went to Clatterby, in the suburbs of which he took and furnished a small villa.
The engine-driver turned off abruptly, and, increasing his pace to a smart walk, soon stood before the door of one of those uncommonly small neat suburban villas which the irrigating influence of the Grand National Trunk Railway had caused to spring up like mushrooms around the noisy, smoky, bustling town of Clatterby to the unspeakable advantage of that class of gentlefolk who possess extremely limited incomes, but who, nevertheless, prefer fresh air to smoke.
The case to which Mr Sharp referred was that of a cask of beer which had been stolen from the line at a station not three miles distant from Clatterby. "Yes, sir," said David Blunt with a satisfied smile, "I have found out enough to lead to the detection of the thief." "Indeed, who d'ye think it is?" "One of the men at the station, sir. There have been two about it but the other is a stranger.
"To the great Clatterby Works, where the big hammer is?" "Well, I suppose it is to these works," said Loo. "Ay, Bob, to the Clatterby Works, lad; so you're a made man if you only behave yourself and do your dooty," said John Marrot in reply to his son's look of inquiry.
John Marrot at once cut the 'kerchief with his clasp-knife, and then, feeling that there was urgent need for haste, left them lying there, ran back to his own engine, coupled it to the other, turned on full steam, and, in a short space of time, ran into Clatterby station. Here the men were at once removed to the waiting-room, and a doctor who chanced to be Dr Noble was called in.
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