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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. 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
to Gibbie; if their owners were found, the crier never communicated with him on the subject. Plainly he regarded Gibbie as the favoured jackal, 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 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. S NEITHER DID THEY FIND THEIR WAY BACK TO GIBBEY IF THEIR OWNERS WERE FOUND THE CRIER NEVER COMMUNICATED WITH HIM ON THE SUBJECT PLAINLY HE REGARDED GIBBEY AS THE FAVOURED JACKAL 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
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