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That was John's message, and it found him just on the brink of casting his confidence away, and stopped him. Mr Ewring had never spent an angelet better than in securing the transmission of that one word, which was the instrument in God's hand to save two immortal souls.
"That's over a penny a letter, bain't it?" "Fivepence. It's good pay." "It's none so bad. I'm in hopes you'll have a few more messages, Master Ewring. They're easy to carry when they come in a basket o' that metal." "Ah, Bartle! wilt thou do that for a gold angelet which thou wouldst not for the love of God or thy neighbour?
"Well, I don't know," said Bartle very slowly. "Mayhap I sha'n't remember." "Mayhap that shall help you," replied the miller, holding up an angelet, namely, a gold coin, value 3 shillings 4 pence the smallest gold coin then made. "Shouldn't wonder if that strengthened my wits," said Bartle with a grin, as the little piece of gold was slipped through the wicket.
The little Burtons next attended the academy of a Mr. John Gilchrist, who grounded them in Latin and Greek. A kind-hearted man, Mr. Gilchrist often gave his pupils little treats. Once, for instance, he took them to see a woman guillotined. Richard and Edward were, to use Richard's expression, "perfect devilets." Nor was the sister an angelet.
And, with the noise of those subdued soundings, the Angelet sprang forth, fluttering its rudiments of pinions but forthwith flagged and was recovered into the arms of those full-winged angels.
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