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If such a distressed human craft hove in sight, he would instantly bear down upon and hover about him, until resolved as to his real condition. If he was in such distress as to require assistance, he never left him till he saw him safe within his own door. IF SUCH A DISTRESSED HUMAN CRAFT HOVE IN SIGHT HE WOULD INSTANTLY BEAR DOWN UPON AND HOVER ABOUT HIM UNTIL RESOLVED AS TO HIS REAL CONDITION IF HE WAS IN SUCH DISTRESS AS TO REQUIRE ASSISTANCE HE NEVER LEFT HIM TILL HE SAW HIM SAFE WITHIN HIS OWN DOOR
ier, the royal lion of the city forest. But he spoke kindly to him, as well he might, and now and then gave him a penny. The second of the positive merits by which Gibbie found acceptance in the eyes of the police, was a yet more peculiar one, growing out of his love for his father, and his experience in the exercise of that love. It was, however, unintelligible to them, and so remained, except on the theory commonly adopted with regard to Gibbie, namely, that _he wasna a’ there_. Not the less was it to them a satisfactory whim of his, seeing it mitigated their trouble as guardians of the nightly peace and safety. It was indeed the main cause of his being, like themselves, so much in the street at night: seldom did Gibbie seek his lair--I cannot call it couch--before the lengthening hours of the morning. If the finding of things was a gift, this other peculiarity was a passion--and a right human passion--absolutely possessing the child: it was, to play the guardian angel to drunk folk. WHOSE PRIVILEGE IT WAS TO HUNT FOR THE CRIER THE ROYAL LION OF THE CITY FOREST BUT HE SPOKE KINDLY TO HIM AS WELL HE MIGHT AND NOW AND THEN GAVE HIM A PENNY THE SECOND OF THE POSITIVE MERITS BY WHICH GIBBEY FOUND ACCEPTANCE IN THE EYES OF THE POLICE WAS A YET MORE PECULIAR ONE GROWING OUT OF HIS LOVE FOR HIS FATHER AND HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE EXERCISE OF THAT LOVE IT WAS HOWEVER UNINTELLIGIBLE TO THEM AND SO REMAIN EXCEPT ON THE THEORY COMMONLY ADOPTED WITH REGARD TO GIBBEY NAMELY THAT HE WAS NAR NOT THE LESS WAS IT TO THEM A SATISFACTORY WHIM OF HIS SEEING IT MITIGATED THEIR TROUBLE AS GUARDIANS OF THE NIGHTLY PEACE AND SAFETY IT WAS INDEED THE MAIN CAUSE OF HIS BEING LIKE THEMSELVES SO MUCH IN THE STREET AT NIGHT SELDOM DID GIBBEY SEEK HIS LAIR I CANNOT CALL IT COUCH BEFORE THE LENGTHENING HOURS OF THE MORNING IF THE FINDING OF THINGS WAS A GIFT THIS OTHER PECULIARITY WAS A PASSION AND A RIGHT HUMAN PASSION ABSOLUTELY POSSESSING THE CHILD IT WAS TO PLAY THE GUARDIAN ANGEL TO DRUNK FOLK
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