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I could now give a whole chapter to the setting forth of the pleasures the summer brought him, city summer as it was, but I must content myself with saying that first of these, and not least, was the mere absence of the cold of the other seasons, bringing with it many privileges. I COULD NOW GIVE A WHOLE CHAPTER TO THE SETTING FORTH OF THE PLEASURES THE SUMMER BROUGHT HIM CITY SUMMER AS IT WAS BUT I MUST CONTENT MYSELF WITH SAYING THAT FIRST OF THESE AND NOT LEAST WAS THE MERE ABSENCE OF THE COLD OF THE OTHER SEASONS BRINGING WITH IT ANY PRIVILEGES
steps. The moment the butler opened the door, and the heavy hulk rolled into dock, Gibbie darted off as if he had been the wicked one tormenting the righteous, and in danger of being caught by a pair of holy tongs. Whether the tale was true or not, I do not know: with after-dinner humourists there is reason for caution. Gibbie was not offered the post of henchman to the provost, and rarely could have had the chance of claiming salvage for so distinguished a vessel, seeing he generally cruised in waters where such craft seldom sailed. Though almost nothing could now have induced him to go down Jink Lane, yet about the time the company at Mistress Croale’s would be breaking up, he would on most nights be lying in wait a short distance down the Widdiehill, ready to minister to that one of his father’s old comrades who might prove most in need of his assistance; and if he showed him no gratitude, Gibbie had not been trained in a school where he was taught to expect or even to wish for any.  THE TOP OF HIS OWN STEPS THE MOMENT THE BUTLER OPENED THE DOOR AND THE HEAVY HOLD ROLLED INTO DOT GIBBEY DARTED OFF AS IF HE HAD BEEN THE WICKED ONE TORMENTING THE RIGHTEOUS AND IN DANGER OF BEING CAUGHT BY A PAIR OF HOLY TONGS WHETHER THE TALE WAS TRUE OR NOT I DO NOT KNOW WITH AFTER DINNER HUMOROUS THERE IS REASON FOR CAUTION GIBBEY WAS NOT OFFERED THE POST OF HENCHMEN TO THE PROVOST AND RARELY COULD HAVE HAD THE CHANCE OF CLAIMING SAVAGE FOR SO DISTINGUISHED A VESSEL SEEING HE GENERALLY CRUISED IN WATERS WHERE SUCH CRAFT SELDOM SAILED THOUGH ALMOST NOTHING COULD NOW HAVE INDUCED HIM TO GO DOWN JINK LANE YET ABOUT THE TIME THE COMPANY AT MISTRESS CROWLES WOULD BE BREAKING UP HE WOULD ON MOST NIGHTS BE LYING IN WAIT A SHORT DISTANCE DOWN THE WHITTIE HILL READY TO MINISTER TO THAT ONE OF HIS FATHER'S OLD COMRADES WHO MIGHT PROVE MOST IN NEED OF HIS ASSISTANCE AND IF HE SHOWED HIM NO GRATITUDE GIBBEY HAD NOT BEEN TRAINED IN A SCHOOL WHERE HE WAS TAUGHT TO EXPECT OR EVEN TO WISH FOR ANY
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