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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. 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
er since he could remember, had been in the habit, as often as he saw the crier, or heard his tuck of drum in the distance, of joining him and following, until he had acquainted himself with all particulars concerning everything proclaimed as missing. The moment he had mastered the facts announced, he would dart away to search, and not unfrequently to return with the thing sought. But it was not by any means only things sought that he found. He continued to come upon things of which he had no simulacrum in his phantasy. These, having no longer a father to carry them to, he now, their owners unknown, took to the crier, who always pretended to receive them with a suspicion which Gibbie understood as little as the other really felt, and at once advertised them by drum and cry. What became of them after that, Gibbie never knew. If they did not find their owners, neither did they find their way back to Gibbie; if their owners were found, the crier never communicated with him on the subject. T TASK FOR THE BOY EVER SINCE HE COULD REMEMBER HAD BEEN IN THE HABIT AS OFTEN AS HE SAW THE CRIER OR HEARD HIS TUCK OF DRUM IN THE DISTANCE OF JOINING HIM AND FOLLOWING UNTIL HE HAD ACQUAINTED HIMSELF WITH ALL PARTICULARS CONCERNING EVERYTHING PROCLAIMED HIS MISSING THE MOMENT HE HAD MASTERED THE FACTS ANNOUNCED HE WOULD DART AWAY TO SEARCH AND NOT UNFREQUENTLY TO RETURN WITH THE THING SOUGHT BUT IT WAS NOT BY ANY MEANS ONLY THINGS SOUGHT THAT HE FOUND HE CONTINUED TO COME UPON THINGS OF WHICH HE HAD NO SIMULATE CRAM IN HIS FANTASY THESE HAVING NO LONGER A FATHER TO CARRY THEM TO HE NOW THEIR OWNERS UNKNOWN TOOK TO THE CRIER WHO ALWAYS PRETENDED TO RECEIVE THEM WITH A SUSPICION WHICH GIBBEY UNDERSTOOD AS LITTLE AS THE OTHER REALLY FELT AND AT ONCE ADVERTISED THEM BY DRUM AND CRY WHAT BECAME OF THEM AFTER THAT GIBBEY NEVER KNEW IF THEY DID NOT FIND THEIR OWNERS NEITHER DID THEY FIND THEIR WAY BACK TO GIBBEY IF THEIR OWNERS WERE FOUND THE CRIER NEVER COMMUNICATED WITH HIM ON THE SUBJECT
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