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Soon smoke began to filter through the floor and ceiling. Shem Doldrum had come up and touched a match to old Japhet Tantrum's breath as he leaned from a loophole, and the alcoholic flames shot up on all sides. The whiskey in the bathtub caught fire. The walls began to fall in. Jemina and the man from the settlements looked at each other. "Jemina," he whispered. "Stranger," she answered,
Substitute Deucalion for Noah, Greece for Armenia, and Dorus, Æolus, and Xuthus for Shem, Ham, and Japhet, and we see a reproduction of the Mosaic account of the second settlement of mankind.
"Then let us drop the argument, Miss Susannah, and let me tell you, that Japhet wished to resume his Quaker's dress, and I would not permit him. If there is any blame, it is to be laid to me; and it's no use being angry with an old man like myself." "I have no right to be angry with anyone," replied Susannah. "But you were angry with me, Susannah," interrupted I.
He told me he would leave his address for me at the Foundling Hospital, and shaking me heartily by the hand, we parted. Timothy was then summoned. Mr Cophagus gave him five guineas, and wished him good fortune. "And now, Japhet, what are you about to do?" said Timothy, as he descended into the shop. "To do," replied I; "I am about to leave you, which is the only thing I am sorry for.
"Lady de Clare, may you be happy," said I. "Fleta Cecilia, I should say, may God bless and preserve you, and sometimes think of your sincere friend, Japhet Newland." "Really, Mr Newland," said Lady de Clare, "one would think we were never to see you again." "I hope that will not be the case, Lady de Clare, for I know nobody to whom I am more devoted."
"Well, we will now return, and I will take you to Mr Cophagus, who will, I am sure, be glad to see you." "First, Japhet, let me have some Quaker's clothes I should prefer it."
"You are surprised to see me here," said he to Mr Masterton, "but I thought there must be something very attractive, that you should make an appointment with Japhet to go to this church, and as I am very fond of a good sermon, I determined to come and hear it." Harcourt's ironical look told me all he would say.
Then came Japhet Williams' thin voice. "I hope it won't be many days before Mr. Quisanté tells the House of Commons what he's told us to-night." Should she say that he would not tell anything to the House of Commons for many days, probably not ever, that his voice would not be heard there? They would not believe her, she hardly would believe herself.
"There, Japhet, had you hired yourself I should not have paid you more than seven shillings per week, finding you in food; but you must acknowledge that for six weeks that is not bad pay. However, your earnings will depend upon our success, and I rather think that we shall make a much better thing of it when next we start, which will be in about a fortnight; but we have some arrangements to make.
I struggled to my feet and sprinkled water over his face till he revived and rolled on to the floor, where presently he sank into sleep or torpor. As he did so the first lamp gave out. "Light it, Japhet," said Maqueda, "it is dark in this place." "O Child of Kings," answered the man, "I would obey if I could, but there is no more oil." Half-an-hour later the second lamp went out.
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