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UndoubtedlythisencouragedJeremy’sindependence。
Hewalkedtoandfrothecurate’slodgingbyhimself，andwasabletoobservemanyinterestingthingsontheway。Sometimes，lateintheafternoon，hewouldhavesomelessonthathemusttaketohismasterwho，ashelodgedatthebottomofOrangeStreet，wasaverysafeandsteadydistancefromtheColes。
OfcourseAuntAmyobjected。
“YouallowJeremy，allbyhimself，intothestreetatnight，andhe’sonlyeight。Really，you’retoostrange！“
“Well，inthefirstplace，“saidMrs。Cole，mildly，“itisn’tnight——it’safternoon；inthesecondplace，itisonlyjustdownthestreet，andJeremy’smostobedientalways，asyouknow，Amy。“
“I’msurethatMr。Somersetiswild，“saidAuntAmy。
“MydearAmy，why’？“
“You’veonlygottolookathisface。It’s’flashy。’That’swhatI
callit。“
“Oh，thatisn’tthesortofmanwho’lldoJeremyharm，“saidMrs。
Cole，withamother’swisdom。
Certainly，hedidJeremynoharmatall；hetaughthimnothing，noteven“mensa，“andhowtospell“receive“and“apple。“TheonlythinghedidwastoencourageJeremy’sindependence，andthiswasdone，inthefirstplace，bythewalkstoandfro。
HehadonlybeengoingtoMr。Somerset’sadayortwowhentheannouncementsoftheFairappearedonthewallsofthetown。Hecouldnothelpbutseethem；therewasalargecueontheboardinghalf-waydownOrangeStreet，justoppositetheDoctor’s；aposterwithacolouredpictureof“Wombwell’sCircus，“afineaffair，withspangledladiesjumpingthroughhoops，elephantssittingonstools，tigersprowling，aclowncrackingawhip，and，bestofall，agentleman，withananxiousfaceandascantybutelegantcostume，balancedaboveagazingmultitudeonatight-rope。TherewasalsoabilloftheFairsettingforththattherewouldbea“CattleMarket，Races，Roundabout，Swings，Wrestling，Boxing，FatWomen，Dwarfs，andtheTwo-HeadedGiantfromtheCaucasus。“Duringawholeweek，onceaday，Jeremyreadthisbillfromthetoptothebottom；attheendoftheweekhecouldrepeatitallbyheart。
HeaskedMr。Somersetwhetherhewasgoing。
“Oh，Ishallslipalongoneevening，I’venodoubt，“repliedthatgentleman。“Butit’sabore——awholeweekofit——upsetsone’swork。“
“Itneedn’t，“saidJeremy，“ifyoustayindoors。“
ThisamusedMr。Somersetimmensely。Helaughedagreatdeal。
“Wealwayshaveto，“saidJeremy，ratherhurt。“We’renotallowedfartherthanthegarden。“
“Ah，butI’molderthanyouare，“saidMr。Somerset。“Itwasthesamewithmeonce。“
“Andwhatdidyoudo？Didyougoallthesame？“
“Youbet，Idid，“saidthered-facedhero，moreintentonhisreminiscencesthanontheeffectthatthismighthaveonthemoralsofhispupil。
Jeremywaitedthenfortheparentalcommandthatwasalwaysissued。
Itwas：“Now，children，youmustpromisemenevertogooutsidethehousethisweekunlessyouhaveaskedpermissionfirst。“Andthen：
“Andonnoaccounttospeaktoanystrangeraboutanythingwhatever。“Andthen：“Don’tlookoutofthebackwindows，mind。“
(Fromtheextremecornersofthebedroomwindowsyoucouldseeapatchofthemeadowwhereonthegipsy-vanssettled。)ThesecommandshadbeenasregularastheFair，andalways，ofcourse，thechildrenhadpromisedobedience。Jeremytoldhisconsciencethatif，thisyear，hegavehispromise，hewouldcertainlykeepit。Hewondered，atthesametime，whet
