Maggie tries Run Away from her Shadow

    MAGGIES intentions, as usual, om ion t gater tom and Lucy  so simple as t of going o tom s o Maggie: sen told s o irely in ances, o live in a little broent on t on account of ioned  to tom, and suggested t ain oget tom rejected tempt, observing t gypsies  anyto eat and o drive but a donkey. today,  c s of tree  t crisis in raigill so Dunloom, and t of ions  of  so ting ermining t sly send ter by a small gypsy elling   s out of breat by time tom got to t tance of to topped to pant a little, reflecting t running a a pleasant til one  quite to t ion  abated: sly passed te into t kno t te Mill to Garum Firs, and s all t, because taken. But s  trembling, t t of  t of meeting strangers - soo mucer rangers o ion as a runaopped, and in a one asked o give a poor man. Maggie  -  -  and gave te smile, o, sically. `ttle miss, said tful and grateful tone ticipated, and s

    tanding still, probably to look after ly  occurred to  t t: - tom  , and it oo painful an idea to be readily forgotten. Besides s. It  s likely to make a favourable impression on passengers, and s surn into t not on t till be uncle Pullets fields. Surned t gate t  locked, and felt a deliger  ing encounter. So  timid times so climb over es, but t ing out of reac, and s of Dunlo least of some ot you couldnt go very far  coming to a common. Sting ratired and il se prospect of bread-and-butter. It ill broad daylig Pullet, retaining ts of took tea at  four by t five by tc ed, to remind  t ill, it seemed to  s distance indeed, and it  t come . o s deal of pasture-land, and s a distance: t unate in some respects, as labourers migoo ignorant to understand ty of ing to go to Dunlo it er if s some one ing to kno e business. At last, o an end and Maggie found e into a lane . S  gave  t be far off; per  pitiable encumbrance on Dunloe and , t  ing images of Apollyon, and a ol, and a blinking do ear, and ottle Maggie  once timidity of an active imagination, and t comes from overmastering impulse. So ture of seeking range lane s s

    a leaping of t t s sigicking up, feet uppermost, by ternatural - a diabolical kind of fungus; for soo mucated at t glance to see ttaco t rotted along faster and more lig s did not occur to  y   t bend in tually satle semicircular black tent   all female figure by tless tea and ot oniso  s feel more delig it artling to find ter all, and not on a common: indeed, it ing; for a mysterious illimitable common o  of everybodys reac of Maggies picture of gypsy life. S on,   t gypsies most likely kne idiots, so to take of setting  t glance as an idiot. It racted attention, for tall figure, o meet remblingly as it approac t  Pullet and t  so see in t her hair off.

    `My little lady, one of coaxing deference.

    It ed: t once t stle lady, and o treat her accordingly.

    `Not any fart so stay h you, please.

    `ts pritty; come t a nice little lady you are, to be sure, said taking   y.

    te a group round t. An old gypsy-ed on to ttle t sent forteam: tall girl  stolen ing sunligty and comfortable, Maggie t, only s out tea-cups. Everyte caugo use a erest in books. It tle confusing, t to speak to t understand, ared at  offering any salutation. At last, the old woman said,

    `, my pretty lady, are you come to stay  ye doell us where you come from.

    It  like a story: Maggie liked to be called pretty lady and treated in t down and said,

    `Im come from o be a gypsy. Ill live eac many things.

    `Suctle lady, said tting doo cray bonnet and frock, saking off Maggies bonnet and looking at it o tall girl snatc and put it on   Maggie ermined not to s, as if sible about .

    `I dont  to , s e long till yesterday,  off: but I dare say it  probable trong prejudice in favour of long ten even  t moment in to conciliate gypsy opinion.

    `O tle lady - and ric you live in a beautiful  home?

    `Yes, my ty, and Im very fond of t Im often very uno bring my books  I came aell you almost everytimes - and t ell you somet Geograpoo - ts about teresting. Did you ever  Columbus?

    Maggies eyes o sparkle and o fluso instruct t influence over t  amazement at talk, ttention ents of Maggies pocket, ied,  attracting ice.

    `Is t  tion of Columbus.

    `O no! said Maggie, y, `Columbus ed s in my Catec Pers ratoo long to tell before tea... .I  my tea so.

    t  from Maggie, in spite of ronising instruction to simple peevishness.

    `tle lady, said tual. Youve been walking a good way, Ill be bound, my dear. heres your home?

    `Its Dorlcote Mill, a good ulliver, but nt let che gypsies live?

    `! do you  to go to tle lady? said tall girl, meanly staring at Maggie and grinning. ainly not agreeable.

    `No, said Maggie, `Im only t if s a very good queen you migo everybody.

    ` o nice victual, to Maggie a lump of dry bread, waken from a bag of scraps, and a piece of cold bacon.

    `t t taking it, `but ter and tea instead? I dont like bacon.

    `eve got no tea nor butter, said tting tired of coaxing.

    `O, a little bread and treacle would do, said Maggie.

    `e  got no treacle, said tongue, and one of tc to eat it. At t tall girl . to forget Maggies o t  under tent, and reac some platters and spoons. Maggie trembled a little, and ears o all girl gave a sly came running up t tom. arted at Maggie, and ttering. S very lonely, and e sure so cry before long: t seem to mind  all, and s quite  tears . to a tremor t only found a ne stick he held in his hand.

    Maggie felt t it o them amusing and useful knowledge.

    Boto be inquiring about Maggie, for t one of tion became of t pacific kind isfying it on t last tial coaxing tone,

    `ttle ladys come to live  you glad?

    `Ay, very glad, said t Maggies silver tters t aken from . urned t to tion, and sely restored to Maggies pocket, o attack tents of ttle - a ste and potatoes - urned out into a yelloter.

    Maggie began to t tom mig about t certainly be t to return   at all attaco  t sed  in ttention towards  Robin ened.

    `eve got noto eat, said tone. `And s little lady.

    `ry if you can eat a bit o te liking t refuse teite. If  come by in take killer or Mr Great or St George   Maggie t  t t Oggs - nothere.

    Maggie tulliver you perceive  rained,  a small female of eigo sc St Oggs, and  simes read tionary; so t in travelling over  unexpected ignorance as ed knoed  `poly meant `many; but s gypsies  s generally  mixture of cleareyed acumen and blind dreams.

    gypsies ion in t five minutes. From ful companions, amenable to instruction, so t t pero kill   up  t t drop t transparent disguise at any moment, and turn eito ter  rying to eat te t dreaded o offend traying remely unfavourable opinion of terest t no t s.

    `, you dont like t, my dear, said t Maggie did not even take a spoonful of tery a bit, come.

    `No, te effort, and trying to smile in a friendly ime, I t seems getting darker. I t go  arts and things.

    Maggie rose from  as s t, devoutly  Apollyon  op a bit stop a bit, little lady - ake you home, all safe, when weve done supper: you shall ride home, like a lady.

    Maggie sat dotle faitly saall girl putting a bridle on throwing a couple of bags on his back.

    `Notle missis, said tell us he place?

    `Dorlcote Mill is my ulliver - here.

    `, a big mill a little  Oggs?

    `Yes, said Maggie. `Is it far off? I to here, if you please.

    `No, no, itll be getting dark,  make e. And the donkeyll carry you as nice as can be - youll see.

    ed Maggie as   relieved t it  to be going  srembling  she was really going home.

    `ty bonnet, said tting t recently despised but noicle of costume on Maggies o you,  you, and tle lady we said you was.

    `O, Yes, to you. But I ter t y.

    `A O me, arent you? said t I cant go - Youll go too fast for me.

    It no to be seated on trating against t as tmare o ted  a strong  from tick, set off at a rapid o Maggie all girl and ticks, obligingly escorted t hwacking.

    Not Leonore in t preternatural midnigom lover, errified tirely natural ride on a s-paced donkey,   of tting sun seemed to entous meaning, s foot, must surely ion. tctages - to add to its dreariness: to speak of, and t  ted by c o find t t stop there.

    At last - O sig in to an end,  t finger-post before - `to St Oggs, 2 miles. t to take er all, and mig at t t s like coming ronger as s more and more certain t se ion  only gratify  efface t sige-faced horse.

    `O stop, stop! s. `ther!

    t painful, and before  ullivers  been home.

    `s to irrup.

    `ttle miss lost o our tent, at ts a good o come arter being on tramp all day.

    `O, yes, fato bring me home, said Maggie. `A very kind, good man!

    `ulliver, taking out five ss t days  afford to lose ttle wenc her up before me.

    ` o be rambling about and lose yourself?

    `O fatom  bear it.

    `Pooulliver, sootnt t ud fat tle wench?

    `O no - I never her - never.

    Mr tulliver spoke rongly   t Maggie never aunt from tom about to tricken by treatment, and sometimes t t  oo o be alluded to.