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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