I gave him information
about my having two beats, you know, in my busi-
ness; one day to the right from our house and back
again; another day to the left from our house and
back again (for he's a stranger and don't know the
names of places about here); and he seemed quite
pleased. "Why, then I shall be returning home to-
night your way," he says, "when I thought you'd be
coming in an exactly opposite direction. That's
capital! I may trouble you for another lift perhaps,
but I'll engage not to fall so sound asleep again."
He was sound asleep, sure-ly! -- Dot! what are you
thinking of?'
'Thinking of, John? I -- I was listening to you.'
'O! That's all right!' said the honest Carrier.
'I was afraid, from the look of your face, that I had
gone rambling on so long, as to set you thinking about
something else. I was very near it, I'll be bound.'
Dot making no reply, they jogged on, for some
little time, in silence. But, it was not easy to remain
silent very long in John Peerybingle's cart, for, every-
body on the road had something to say.
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