Forelevenyears, IhadnotseenJoenorBiddywithmybodilyEyes,—thoughtheyhadbothbeenoftenbeforemyfancyintheEast,—when, uponaneveninginDecember, anhourortwoafterdark, , , smokinghispipeintheoldplacebythekitchenfirelight, ashaleandasstrongasever, thoughalittlegray, satJoe; andthere, fencedintothecornerwithJoe'sleg, andsittingonmyownlittlestoollookingatthefire, was—Iagain!
"Wegiv' himthenameofPipforyoursake, dearoldchap," saidJoe, delighted, whenItookanotherstoolbythechild'sside (butIdidnotrumplehishair), "andwehopedhemightgrowalittlebitlikeyou, andwethinkhedo."
Ithoughtsotoo, andItookhimoutforawalknextmorning, andwetalkedimmensely, , andsethimonacertaintombstonethere, andheshowedmefromthatelevationwhichstonewassacredtothememoryofPhilipPirrip, lateofthisParish, andAlsoGeorgiana, WifeoftheAbove.
"Biddy," saidI, whenItalkedwithherafterdinner, asherlittlegirllaysleepinginherlap, "youmustgivePiptomeoneofthesedays; orlendhim, atallevents."
"No, no," saidBiddy, gently."Youmustmarry."
"SoHerbertandClarasay, butIdon'tthinkIshall, , thatit'."
Biddylookeddownatherchild, andputitslittlehandtoherlips, , andinthelightpressureofBiddy'swedding-ring, thathadaveryprettyeloquenceinit.
"DearPip," saidBiddy, "youaresureyoudon'tfretforher?"
"Ono,—Ithinknot, Biddy."
"Tellmeasanold, ?
"MydearBiddy, Ihaveforgottennothinginmylifethateverhadaforemostplacethere, , asIonceusedtocallit, hasallgoneby, Biddy,—allgoneby!"
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