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In vain she said to herself, and said truly, that it would have been far worse for him, and Gibbie too, had he gone elsewhere for his drink; she could not get the account settled with her conscience. She tried to relieve herself by being kinder than before to the boy; but she was greatly hindered in this by the fact that, after his father's death, she could not get him inside her door. That his father was not there  would not be there at night, made the place dreadful to him. IN VAIN SHE SAID TO HERSELF AND SAID TRULY THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE FOR HIM AND GIBBEY TOO HAD HE GONE ELSEWHERE FOR HIS DRINK SHE COULD NOT GET THE ACCOUNT SETTLED WITH HER CONSCIENCE SHE TRIED TO RELIEVE HERSELF BY BEING KINDER THAN BEFORE TO THE BOY BUT SHE WAS GREATLY HINDERED IN THIS BY THE FACT THAT AFTER HIS FATHER'S DEATH SHE COULD NOT GET HIM INSIDE HER DOOR THAT HIS FATHER WAS NOT THERE WOULD NOT BE THERE AT NIGHT MADE THE PLACE DREADFUL TO HIM
aspects of the heavens. But even then he never felt alone, for he gazed at the vista from the midst of a cityful of his fellows. Then there were the scents of the laylocks and the roses and the carnations and the sweet-peas, that came floating out from the gardens, contending sometimes with those of the grocers’ and chemists’ shops. Now and then too he came in for a small feed of strawberries, which were very plentiful in their season. Sitting then on a hospitable doorstep, with the feet and faces of friends passing him in both directions, and love embodied in the warmth of summer all about him, he would eat his strawberries, and inherit the earth. CHAPTER VIII. SAMBO. No one was so sorry for the death of Sir George, or had so many kind words to say in memory of him, as Mistress Croale. Neither was her sorrow only because she had lost so good a customer, or even because she had liked the man: I believe it was much enhanced by a vague doubt that after all she was to blame for his death.  CHAPTER EIGHT OF SIR GIBBEY THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIVERPOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY MARK HISSON SIR GIBBEY BY GEORGE MAC DONALD CHAPTER EIGHT SAMBO NO ONE WAS SO SORRY FOR THE DEATH OF SIR GEORGE OR HAD SO MANY KIND WORDS TO SAY IN MEMORY OF HIM AS MISTRESS CRAWLE NEITHER WAS HER SORROW ONLY BECAUSE SHE HAD LOST SO GOOD A CUSTOMER OR EVEN BECAUSE SHE HAD LIKED THE MAN I BELIEVE IT WAS MUCH ENHANCED BY A VAGUE DOUBT THAT AFTER ALL SHE WAS TO BLAME FOR HIS DEATH
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