Near to these hopeful youths sat a
fence, or receiver, bargaining with a clouter, or pickpocket, for a suit,—or, to
speak in more intelligible language, a watch and seals, two cloaks, commonly
called watch-cases, and a wedge-lobb, otherwise known as a silver snuff-box. “It is in your hands from now on, Shar. Ah Cum, sensing the difficulty, approached, recovered the damp handkerchief
and returned it. One thing—he could be thankful for
that—the peak of his misfortunes had been reached; the world might come to an
end now and not matter in the least. But the letter, written in his son’s own hand, and
addressed to the Mother Abbess of the Convent of the Sisters of Wisdom near
Blaye in the district of Santonge, dated a little over five years previously,
exercised a powerful effect upon him.
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