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tion; so they threw a can of cold water over him; and when
he came to, saw him safely out of the churchyard, locked the
gate, and departed on their different ways.
‘Well, Oliver,’ said Sowerberry, as they walked home,
‘how do you like it?’
‘Pretty well, thank you, sir’ replied Oliver, with consider-
able hesitation. ‘Not very much, sir.’
‘Ah, you’ll get used to it in time, Oliver,’ said Sowerberry.
‘Nothing when you ARE used to it, my boy.’
Oliver wondered, in his own mind, whether it had taken
a very long time to get Mr. Sowerberry used to it. But he
thought it better not to ask the question; and walked back to
the shop: thinking over all he had seen and heard.

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