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CHAPTER 11

        Maggie tries Run Away from her Shadow

        MAGGIES iions, as usual, om ion t gater tom and Lucy    so simple as t of going o tom s o Maggie: sen told s o irely in ances, o live in a little broent on t on at of ioo tom, and suggested t aiom rejected tempt,    t gypsies    anyto eat and o drive but a dooday,    c s of tree    t crisis in raigill so Dunloom, and t of ions    of    so ting ermining t sly send ter by a small gypsy elling     s out of breat by time tom got to t tance of to topped to pant a little, refleg t running a a pleasant til one    quite to t ion    abated: sly passed te into t kno t te Mill to Garum Firs, and s all t, because taken. But s    trembling, t t of    t of meeting strangers - soo mucer rangers o ion as a runaopped, and in a one asked o give a poor man. Maggie    -    -    and gave te smile, o, sically. `ttle miss, said tful and grateful toicipated, and s        tanding still, probably to look after ly    occurred to    t t: - tom    , and it oo painful ao be readily fotten. Besides s. It    s likely to make a favourable impression on passengers, and s surn into t not on t till be uncle Pullets fields. Sur gate t    locked, a a deliger    ing enter. So    timid times so climb over es, but t ing out of read s of Dunlo least of some ot you couldnt go very far    ing to a on. Sting ratired and il se prospect of bread-and-butter. It ill broad daylig Pullet, retaining ts of took tea at    four by t five by tc ed, to remind    t ill, it seemed to    s distandeed, and it    t e . o s deal of pasture-land, and s a dista unate in some respects, as labourers migoo ignorant to uand ty of ing to go to Dunlo it er if s some one ing to kno e business. At last, o an end and Maggie fouo a lane . S    gave    t be far off; per    pitiable encumbran Dunloe and , t    ing images of Apollyon, and a ol, and a blinking do ear, and ottle Maggie    oimidity of an active imagination, and t es from overmastering impulse. So ture of seeking range lane s s        a leaping of t t s sigig up, feet uppermost, by ternatural - a diabolical kind of fungus; for soo mucated at t glao see ttaco t rotted along faster and more lig s did not occur to    y     t bend in tually satle semicircular black tent     all female figure by tless tea and ot oniso    s feel more delig it artling to find ter all, and not on a on: indeed, it ing; for a mysterious illimitable on o    of everybodys reaaggies picture of gypsy life. S on,     t gypsies most likely kne idiots, so to take of setting    t glance as an idiot. It racted attention, for tall figure, o meet remblingly as it approac t    Pullet and t    so see in t her hair off.

        `My little lady, one of coaxing deference.

        It ed: t o stle lady, and o treat her accly.

        `Not any fart so stay h you, please.

        `ts pritty; e t a tle lady you are, to be sure, said taking     y.

        te a group round t. An old gypsy-ed on to ttle t sent forteam: tall girl    stolen ing sunligty and fortable, Maggie t, only s out tea-cups. Everyte caugo use a erest in books. It tle fusing, t to speak to t uand, ared at     any salutation. At last, the old woman said,

        `, my pretty lady, are you e to stay    ye doell us where you e from.

        It    like a story: Maggie liked to be called pretty lady and treated in t down and said,

        `Im e from o be a gypsy. Ill live eay things.

        `Suctle lady, said tting doo cray bo and frock, saking off Maggies bo and looking at it o tall girl snatd put it on     Maggie ermined not to s, as if sible about .

        `I dont    to , s e long till yesterday,    off: but I dare say it    probable trong prejudi favour of long te moment in to ciliate gypsy opinion.

        `O tle lady - and ric you live in a beautiful    home?

        `Yes, my ty, and Im very fond of t Im often very un my books    I came aell you almost everytimes - and t ell you somet Geograpoo - ts about teresting. Did you ever    bus?

        Maggies eyes o sparkle and o fluso instruct t influence over t    amazement at talk, ttentios of Maggies pocket, ied,    attrag ice.

        `Is t    tion of bus.

        `O no! said Maggie, y, `bus ed s in my Catec Pers ratoo long to tell before tea... .I    my tea so.

        t    from Maggie, in spite of ronising instru to simple peevishness.

        `tle lady, said tual. Youve been walking a good way, Ill be bound, my dear. heres your home?

        `Its Dorlill, a good ulliver, but    che gypsies live?

        `! do you    to go to tle lady? said tall girl, meanly staring at Maggie and grinning. ainly not agreeable.

        `No, said Maggie, `Im only t if s a very good queen you migo everybody.

        ` o nice victual, to Maggie a lump of dry bread, waken from a bag of scraps, and a piece of cold ba.

        `t t taking it, `but ter and tea instead? I dont like ba.

        `eve got no tea nor butter, said tting tired of coaxing.

        `O, a little bread and treacle would do, said Maggie.

        `e    got no treacle, said tongue, and one of tc to eat it. At t tall girl . tet Maggies o t    uent, and reae platters and spoons. Maggie trembled a little, and ears o all girl gave a sly came running up t tom. arted at Maggie, and ttering. S very lonely, and e sure so cry before long: t seem to mind    all, and s quite    tears . to a tremor t only found a ick he held in his hand.

        Maggie felt t it o them amusing and useful knowledge.

        Boto be inquiring about Maggie, for t one of tion became of t pacifid isfying it on t last tial coaxing tone,

        `ttle ladys e to live    you glad?

        `Ay, very glad, said t Maggies silver tters t aken from . ur to tion, and sely restored to Maggies pocket, o attack tents of ttle - a ste and potatoes - urned out into a yelloter.

        Maggie began to t tom mig about t certainly be t to return     at all attaco    t sed    iion towards    Robin ened.

        `eve got noto eat, said tone. `And s little lady.

        `ry if you    eat a bit o te liking t refuse teite. If    e by in take killer reat or St Gee     Maggie t    t t Oggs - nothere.

        Maggie tulliver you perceive    rained,    a small female of eigo sc St Oggs, and    simes read tionary; so t in travelling over    ued ignorance as ed knoed    `poly meant `many; but s gypsies    s generally    mixture of cleareyed a and blind dreams.

        gypsies ion in t five minutes. From ful panions, ameo instru, so t t pero kill     up    t t drop t transparent disguise at any moment, and turo ter    rying to eat te t dreaded o offend traying remely unfavourable opinion of terest t no t s.

        `, you dont like t, my dear, said t Maggie did not even take a spoonful of tery a bit, e.

        `No, te effort, and trying to smile in a friendly ime, I t seems getting darker. I t go    arts and things.

        Maggie rose from    as s t, devoutly    Apollyon    op a bit stop a bit, little lady - ake you home, all safe, when weve done supper: you shall ride home, like a lady.

        Maggie sat dotle faitly saall girl putting a bridle on throwing a couple of bags on his back.

        `Notle missis, said tell us he place?

        `Dorlill is my ulliver - here.

        `, a big mill a little    Oggs?

        `Yes, said Maggie. `Is it far off? I to here, if you please.

        `No, no, itll be getting dark,    make e. And the donkeyll carry you as nice as    be - youll see.

        ed Maggie as     relieved t it    to be going    srembling    she was really going home.

        `ty bo, said tting t retly despised but noicle of e on Maggies o you,    you, and tle lady we said you was.

        `O, Yes, to you. But I ter t y.

        `A O me, arent you? said t I t go - Youll go too fast for me.

        It no to be seated on trating against t as tmare o ted    a strong    from tick, set off at a rapid o Maggie all girl and ticks, obligingly escorted t hwag.

        Not Leonore in t preternatural midnigom lover, errified tirely natural ride on a s-paced donkey,     of tting sun seemed to entous meaning, s foot, must surely ion. tctages - to add to its dreariness: to speak of, and t    ted by c o find t t stop there.

        At last - O sig in to an end,    t finger-post before - `to St Oggs, 2 miles. t to take er all, and mig at t t s like ing ronger as s more and more certain t se ion    only gratify    efface t sige-faced horse.

        `O stop, stop! s. `ther!

        t painful, and before    ullivers    been home.

        `s to irrup.

        `ttle miss lost o our tent, at ts a good o e arter being on tramp all day.

        `O, yes, fat me home, said Maggie. `A very kind, good man!

        `ulliver, taking out five ss t days    afford to lose ttle wenc her up before me.

        ` o be rambling about and lose yourself?

        `O fatom    bear it.

        `Pooulliver, sootnt t ud fat tle wench?

        `O no - I never her - never.

        Mr tulliver sply     t Maggie never aunt from tom about to tri by treatment, and sometimes t t    oo o be alluded to.
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