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not get away by sea; he would now try what he could do 
by land. He had often heard his parents talking about the 
Kettle, and of his uncle who had gone in search of him to 
the gypsy camp. Edward thought he would like to see 
this uncle. He might perhaps be able to help him to get 
some other and better employment than that of shoe-mak- 
ing. His thoughts were very undefined about the matter. 
But he certainly would not go back to work again with 
Charlie Begg, the drunken shoe-maker. 
WAN PER 
GRANDHOLM MILLS. 
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