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I replied that as far as I was concerned, I thought I could convey the desired impression without stooping to deceit at all, and prepared to make myself comfortable. I REPLIED THAT AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED I THOUGHT I COULD CONVEY THE DESIRED IMPRESSION WITHOUT STOOPING TO DECEIT AT ALL AND PREPARED TO MAKE MYSELF COMFORTABLE
e child (I would back the latter, at all events--give it a fair chance--to awaken anything in this world that was not stone deaf, or that had not been dead for more than twenty-four hours); and if an organ-grinder or a little child had been around Ostend station that morning, things might have been different. B. and I might have been saved from crime. Just as we were in the middle of our villainy, the organ-grinder or the child would have struck up, and we should have burst into tears, and have rushed from the carriage, and have fallen upon each other's necks outside on the platform, and have wept, and waited for the next train. As it was, after looking carefully round to see that nobody was watching us, we slipped quickly into the carriage, and, making room for ourselves among the luggage there, sat down and tried to look innocent and easy. B. said that the best thing we could do, when the other people came, would be to pretend to be dead asleep, and too stupid to understand anything. Y AN ORGAN GRINDER OR A LITTLE CHILD I WOULD BACK THE LATTER AT ALL EVENTS GIVE IT A FAIR CHANCE TO AWAKEN ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD THAT WAS NOT STONE DEAF OR THAT HAD NOT BEEN DEAD FOR MORE THAN TWENTY FOUR HOURS AND IF AN ORGAN GRINDER OR A LITTLE CHILD HAD BEEN AROUND OSTEND STATION THAT MORNING THINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT B AND I MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED FROM CRIME JUST AS WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR VILLAINY THE ORGAN GRINDER OR THE CHILD WOULD HAVE STRUCK UP AND WE SHOULD HAVE BURST INTO TEARS AND HAVE RUSHED FROM THE CARRIAGE AND HAVE FALLEN UPON EACH OTHER'S NECKS OUTSIDE ON THE PLATFORM AND HAVE WEPT AND WAITED FOR THE NEXT TRAIN AS IT WAS AFTER LOOKING CAREFULLY ROUND TO SEE THAT NOBODY WAS WATCHING US WE SLIPPED QUICKLY INTO THE CARRIAGE AND MAKING ROOM FOR OURSELVES AMONG THE LUGGAGE THERE SAT DOWN AND TRIED TO LOOK INNOCENT AND EASY B SAID THAT THE BEST THING WE COULD DO WHEN THE OTHER PEOPLE CAME WOULD BE TO PRETEND TO BE DEAD ASLEEP AND TOO STUPID TO UNDERSTAND ANYTHING
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