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Charles Dickens's Works. Charles Dickens Ed. [18 Vols. of a 21 Vol. Set. Wanting a Child's History of England
Charles Dickens's Works Charles Dickens Ed 18 Vols of a 21 Vol Set Wanting a Child's History of England Author:Charles Dickens Title: Charles Dickens's Works. Charles Dickens Ed. [18 Vols. of a 21 Vol. Set. Wanting a Child's History of England; Christmas Stories; the Mystery of Edwin Drood]. General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1868 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos ... more »or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: The Sergeant and Soldiers. 17 But I ran no further than the house door, for there I ran head foremost into a party of soldiers with their muskets : one of whom held out a pair of handcuffs to me, saying, " Here you are, look sharp, come on!" CHAPTER V. The apparition of a file of soldiers ringing down the butt-ends of their loaded muskets on our door-step, caused the dinner-party to rise from table in confusion, and caused Mrs. Joe, re-entering the kitchen empty-handed, to stop short and state, in her wondering lament of " Gracious goodness gracious me, what's gone -- with the -- pie !" The sergeant and I were in the kitchen when Mrs. Joe stood staring; at which crisis I partially recovered the use of my senses. It was the sergeant who had spoken to me, and he was now looking round at the company, with his handcuffs invitingly extended towards them in his right hand, and his left on my shoulder. " Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen," said the sergeant, " but as I have mentioned at the door to this smart young shaver " (which he hadn't), " I am on a chase in the name of the king, and I want the blacksmith." " And pray, what rnight you want with him /" retorted my sister, quick to resent his being wanted at all. " Missis," returned the gallant sergeant, " speaking for myself, I should reply, the honour and pleasure of his fine wife's acquaintance; speaking for the king, I answer, a little job done." This was received as rather neat in th...« less