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    Couldnt you make it five, Mr Ibbs?

    Mr Ibbs   face, and shrug.

    I so, my son. I ster. And if you o bring me somet of tes or gleaming brass—tealing ths of Mrs Sucksbys babies.

    And  tton , and cough or wipe his nose.

    And to . ep to en anyt a crust. tell o be sure and spend it on a breakfast and not on a hing like,

    Youre a jewel, Mr Ibbs, a regular jewel.

    Mr Ibbs migen or t: all to be , and fair. For, of course, icks would be so muc. ce lively.

    Noo taking a cloto t—if youve a moment, dear, if Mrs Sucksby dont need you—you migtle go at ttle, gentle sort of go, tle scissors and perear, if you tug too ;

    I believe I learned my alp, like t: not by putting letters do by taking t. I kno came, marked Susan. As for regular reading, roubled . Mrs Sucksby could do it, if so; Mr Ibbs could read, and even e; but, for t of us, it , for Jeumblers; but  yours?

    So I t to cip, from , of course. Bad ones come up too brig be slummed, , too. Silks and linens to make te e our suppers off—but only ts and stampings; and  to bars. er. ook cs o our kitc of to leave it again looking quite anot   Street  left by anotoo. It left by treet t ttle covered passage and a small dark court. You migand in t and to look. It took you to an alley, and t met a  say quite ake you, very quick and inconspicuous, to t boats t crooked co all ts of London. e could pass anyt all, at speeds er of to turn to er. e could pass suns.

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