Standbackhere,foryourlives!’
Andinaninstanthewasfelledlikeanoxinthebutcher’sshambles——struckdownasthoughablockofmarblehadfallenfromtheroofandcrushedhim——andcheerfullight,andbeamingfacescamepouringin——andEmmawasclaspedinheruncle’sembrace,andDolly,withashriekthatpiercedtheair,fellintothearmsofherfatherandmother。
Whatfaintingtherewas,whatlaughing,whatcrying,whatsobbing,whatsmiling,howmuchquestioning,noanswering,alltalkingtogether,allbesidethemselveswithjoy;whatkissing,congratulating,embracing,shakingofhands,andfallingintoalltheseraptures,overandoverandoveragain;nolanguagecandescribe。
Atlength,andafteralongtime,theoldlocksmithwentupandfairlyhuggedtwostrangers,whohadstoodapartandleftthemtothemselves;andthentheysaw——whom?Yes,EdwardChesterandJosephWillet。
’Seehere!’criedthelocksmith。’Seehere!wherewouldanyofushavebeenwithoutthesetwo?Oh,MrEdward,MrEdward——oh,Joe,Joe,howlight,andyethowfull,youhavemademyoldheartto-