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Bob Jennings turned on him and knocked him over a scrap heap. A shout went up from the hurrying workmen, with a chorus of 'Serve ye right,' and the fallen joker found himself awkwardly confronted by the shop bruiser. But Bob had turned to a corner, and buried his eyes in the bend of his arm, while his shoulders heaved and shook. He slunk away home, and stayed there: walking restlessly to and fro, and often peeping down the street from the window. BOB JENNINGS TURNED ON HIM AND KNOCKED HIM OVER A SCRAP HEAP A SHOUT WENT UP FROM THE HURRYING WORKMAN WITH A CHORUS OF SAVE LIGHT AND THE FALLEN JOKER FOUND HIMSELF AWKWARDLY CONFRONTED BY THE SHOP BRUISER BUT BOB HAD TURNED TO A CORNER AND BURIED HIS EYES IN THE BEND OF HIS ARM WHILE HIS SHOULDERS HEAVED AND SHOOK HE SLUNK AWAY HOME AND STAYED THERE WALKING RESTLESSLY TO AND FRO AND OFTEN PEEPING DOWN THE STREET FROM THE WINDOW
ey had been already attended to, he looked doubtful and troubled for a moment. Presently he said: 'I ain't found 'er yet, Jin; I was in 'opes she might 'a' bin back by this. I--I don't expect she'll be very long. She was alwis a bit larky, was Melier; but very good-'arted.' His sister had prepared a strenuous lecture on the theme of 'I told you so'; but the man was so broken, so meek, and so plainly unhinged in his faculties, that she suppressed it. Instead, she gave him comfortable talk, and made him promise in the end to sleep that night, and take up his customary work in the morning. He did these things, and could have worked placidly enough had he but been alone; but the tale had reached the workshop, and there was no lack of brutish chaff to disorder him. This the decenter men would have no part in, and even protested against. But the ill-conditioned kept their way, till, at the cry of 'Bell O!' when all were starting for dinner, one of the worst shouted the cruellest gibe of all.  WHEN HE WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN ATTENDED TO HE LOOKED DOUBTFUL AND TROUBLED FOR A MOMENT PRESENTLY HE SAID I AIN'T FOUND HER YET JIM I WAS IN HOPES SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN BACK BY THIS I I DON'T EXPECT SHE'LL BE VERY LONG SHE WAS ALWAYS A BIT LIKE IT WAS MILI BUT VERY GOOD HEARTED HIS SISTER HAD PREPARED A STRENUOUS LECTURE ON THE THEME OF I TOLD YOU SO BUT THE MAN WAS SO BROKEN SO MEEK AND SO PLAINLY UNHING HIS FACULTIES THAT SHE SUPPRESSED IT INSTEAD SHE GAVE HIM COMFORTABLE TALK AND MADE HIM PROMISE IN THE END TO SLEEP THAT NIGHT AND TAKE UP HIS CUSTOMARY WORK IN THE MORNING HE DID THESE THINGS AND COULD HAVE WORKED PLACIDLY ENOUGH HAD HE BUT BEEN ALONE BUT THE TALE HAD REACHED THE WORKSHOP AND THERE WAS NO LACK OF BRUTISH CHAFE TO DISORDER HIM THIS THE DECENTER MEN WOULD HAVE NO PART IN AND EVEN PROTESTED AGAINST BUT THE ILL CONDITIONED KEPT THEIR WAY TILL AT THE CRY OF BELLO WHEN ALL WERE STARTING FOR DINNER ONE OF THE WORST SHOUTED THE CRUELLEST GIBE OF ALL
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