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I do not say that he was always successful in his endeavours at atonement, but beyond a doubt Lucky Croale's house was a good deal less of a hell through the haunting presence of the child. I DO NOT SAY THAT HE WAS ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL IN HIS ENDEAVOURS AT ATONEMENT BUT BEYOND A DOUBT LUCKY CROWLE'S HOUSE WAS A GOOD DEAL LESS OF A HELL THROUGH THE HAUNTING PRESENCE OF THE CHILD
ted it, with almost all of whom he was a favourite; and it soon came about that, when his ministrations to the incapable were over, he would spend the rest of the night more frequently there than anywhere else; until at last he gave up, in a great measure, his guardianship of the drunk in the streets for that of those who were certainly in much more danger of mishap at Lucky Croale’s. Scarcely a night passed when he was not present at one or more of the quarrels of which the place was a hot-bed; and as he never by any chance took a part, or favoured one side more than another, but confined himself to an impartial distribution of such peace-making blandishments as the ever-springing fountain of his affection took instinctive shape in, the wee baronet came to be regarded, by the better sort of the rough fellows, almost as the very identical sweet little cherub, sitting perched up aloft, whose department in the saving business of the universe it was, to take care of the life of poor Jack. LORS WHO FREQUENTED IT WITH ALMOST ALL OF WHOM HE WAS A FAVOURITE AND IT SOON CAME ABOUT THAT WHEN HIS MINISTRATIONS TO THE INCAPABLE WERE OVER HE WOULD SPEND THE REST OF THE NIGHT MORE FREQUENTLY THERE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE UNTIL AT LAST HE GAVE UP IN A GREAT MEASURE HIS GUARDIANSHIP OF THE DRUNK IN THE STREETS FOR THAT OF THOSE WHO WERE CERTAINLY IN MUCH MORE DANGER OF MISHAP AT LUCKY QUARRELS SCARCELY A NIGHT PASSED WHEN HE WAS NOT PRESENT AT ONE OR MORE OF THOSE QUARRELS OF WHICH THE PLACE WAS A HOT BED AND AS HE NEVER BY ANY CHANCE TOOK A PART OR FAVOURED ONE SIDE MORE THAN ANOTHER BUT CONFINED HIMSELF TO AN IMPARTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH PEACE MAKING BLANDISHMENTS AS THE EVER SPRINGING FOUNTAIN OF HIS AFFECTION TOOK INSTINCTIVE SHAPE IN THE WEE BARONET CAME TO BE REGARDED BY THE BETTER SORT OF THE ROUGH FELLOWS ALMOST AS THE VERY IDENTICAL SWEET LITTLE CHERUB SITTING PERCHED UP ALOFT WHOSE DEPARTMENT AND THE SAVING BUSINESS OF THE UNIVERSE IT WAS TO TAKE CARE OF THE LIFE OF POOR JAY
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