alhubbub,mostlysympathetictotheflowergirl,butdeprecatingherexcessivesensibility.CriesofDontstarthollerin.Whoshurtingyou?Nobody'sgoingtotouchyou.Whatsthegoodoffussing?Steadyon.Easy,easy,etc.,comefromtheelderlystaidspectators,whopathercomfortingly.Lesspatientonesbidhershutherhead,oraskherroughlywhatiswrongwithher.Aremotergroup,notknowingwhatthematteris,crowdinandincreasethenoisewithquestionandanswer:Whatstherow?Whatshedo?Whereishe?Atectakingherdown.What!him?Yes:himoverthere:Tookmoneyoffthegentleman,etc.Theflowergirl,distraughtandmobbed,breaksthroughthemtothegentleman,cryingwildly]Oh,sir,dontlethimchargeme.Youdunnowhatitmeanstome.Theylltakeawaymycharacteranddrivemeonthestreetsforspeakingtogentlemen.They--
THENOTETAKER
[comingforwardonherright,therestcrowdingafterhim]There,there,there,there!whoshurtingyou,yousillygirl?Whatdoyoutakemefor?
THEBYSTANDER
It'sallright:hesagentleman:lookathisboots.[Explainingtothenotetaker]Shethoughtyouwasacopper'snark,sir.
THENOTETAKER
[withquickinterest]Whatsacopper'snark?
THEBYSTANDER
[inaptatdefinition]It'sa--well,it'sacopper'snark,asyoumightsay.Whatelsewouldyoucallit?Asortofinformer.
THEFLOWERGIRL
[stillhysterical]ItakemyBibleoathIneversaidaword--
THENOTETAKER
[overbearingbutgood-humored]Oh,shutup,shutup.DoIlooklikeapoliceman?
THEFLOWERGIRL
[farfromreassured]Thenwhatdidyoutakedownmywordsfor?HowdoIknowwhetheryoutookmedownright?Youjustshewmewhatyouvewroteaboutme.[Thenotetakeropenshisbookandholdsitsteadilyunderhernose,thoughthepressureofthemobtryingtoreaditoverhisshoulderswouldupsetaweakerman].Whatsthat?Thataintproperwriting.Icantreadthat.
THENOTETAKER
Ican.[Reads,reproducingherpronunciationexactly]"Cheerap,Keptin;n'bawyaflahrorfaporegel."
THEFLOWERGIRL
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