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Terms were easily agreed upon, and early in December, like another Mr. Mr. Worby even acquiesced in certain modifications of statements he had been accustomed to offer for years to parties of visitors. Mr. Lake, on his part, found the Verger a very cheery companion, and took advantage of any occasion that presented itself for enjoying his conversation when the day's work was over.
But Evans, if you were to ask him this very day about it, he'd stick to it he saw that paper wet and black at the end where it was torn." After that the boys gave the choir a wide berth, so that Worby was not sure what was the result of the mason's renewed mending of the tomb.
Worby was born, it appeared, about the year 1828. His father before him had been connected with the Cathedral, and likewise his grandfather. One or both had been choristers, and in later life both had done work as mason and carpenter respectively about the fabric.
"Night after night," said Worby, "that dog seemed to know it was coming; he'd creep out, he would, and snuggle into the bed and cuddle right up to me shivering, and when the crying come he'd be like a wild thing, shoving his head under my arm, and I was fully near as bad. Six or seven times we'd hear it, not more, and when he'd dror out his 'ed again I'd know it was over for that night.
Well, there I am again. But you'll see what I mean if you look at this old view." Worby reached down a framed print from the wall. Now then, sir, if you look at that view, you'll see where the pulpit used to stand: that's what I want you to notice, if you please."
Worby made his story a long one, and I will not undertake to tell it wholly in his own words, or in his own order. Lake committed the substance of it to paper immediately after hearing it, together with some few passages of the narrative which had fixed themselves verbatim in his mind; I shall probably find it expedient to condense Lake's record to some extent. Mr.
Lake expressed his concurrence with Worby's views of restoration, but owns to a fear about this point lest the story proper should never be reached. Possibly this was perceptible in his manner. Worby hastened to reassure him, "Not but what I could carry on about that topic for hours at a time, and do do when I see my opportunity.
Of course Worby was glad of its company anyhow, but more particularly when the nuisance that is still remembered in Southminster as "the crying" set in.
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