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No one could doubt it who considered the clarity of his face and eyes, in which the occasional but not frequent expression of keenness and promptitude scarcely even ruffled the prevailing look of unclouded heavenly babyhood. NO ONE COULD DOUBT IT WHO CONSIDERED THE CLEARITY OF HIS FACE AND EYES IN WHICH THE OCCASIONAL BUT NOT FREQUENT EXPRESSION OF KEENNESS AND PROMPTITUDE SCARCELY EVEN RUFFLED THE PREVAILING LOOK OF UNCLOUDED HEAVENLY BABYHOOD
elf to an impartial distribution of such peace-making blandishments as the ever-springing fountain of his affection took instinctive shape in, the wee baronet came to be regarded, by the better sort of the rough fellows, almost as the very identical sweet little cherub, sitting perched up aloft, whose department in the saving business of the universe it was, to take care of the life of poor Jack. I do not say that he was always successful in his endeavours at atonement, but beyond a doubt Lucky Croale’s house was a good deal less of a hell through the haunting presence of the child. He was not shocked by the things he saw, even when he liked them least. He regarded the doing of them much as he had looked upon his father’s drunkenness--as a pitiful necessity that overtook men--one from which there was no escape, and which caused a great need for Gibbies. Evil language and coarse behaviour alike passed over him, without leaving the smallest stain upon heart or conscience, desire or will. THER BUT CONFINED HIMSELF TO AN IMPARTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH PEACE MAKING BLANDISHMENTS AS THE EVER SPRINGING FOUNTAIN OF HIS AFFECTION TOOK INSTINCTIVE SHAPE IN THE WEE BARONET CAME TO BE REGARDED BY THE BETTER SORT OF THE ROUGH FELLOWS ALMOST AS THE VERY IDENTICAL SWEET LITTLE CHERUB SITTING PERCHED UP ALOFT WHOSE DEPARTMENT AND THE SAVING BUSINESS OF THE UNIVERSE IT WAS TO TAKE CARE OF THE LIFE OF POOR JAY I DO NOT SAY THAT HE WAS ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL IN HIS ENDEAVOURS AT ATONEMENT BUT BEYOND A DOUBT LUCKY CROWLE'S HOUSE WAS A GOOD DEAL LESS OF A HELL THROUGH THE HAUNTING PRESENCE OF THE CHILD HE WAS NOT SHOCKED BY THE THINGS HE SAW EVEN WHEN HE LIKED THEM LEAST HE REGARDED THE DOING OF THEM MUCH AS HE LOOKED UPON HIS FATHER'S DRUNKENNESS AS A PITIFUL NECESSITY THAT OVERTOOK MEN ONE FROM WHICH THERE WAS NO ESCAPE AND WHICH CAUSED A GREAT NEED FOR GIBBEYS EVIL LANGUAGE AND COARSE BEHAVIOUR ALIKE PASSED OVER HIM WITHOUT LEAVING THE SMALLEST STAIN UPON HEART OR CONSCIENCE DESIRE OR WILL
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