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upon the earnestness and love with which she lifted up her
face to mine, and did so.
As we left her standing in the road, Mr. Murdstone came
up to where she was, and seemed to expostulate with her
for being so moved. I was looking back round the awning
of the cart, and wondered what business it was of his. Peg-
gotty, who was also looking back on the other side, seemed
anything but satisfied; as the face she brought back in the
cart denoted.
I sat looking at Peggotty for some time, in a reverie on
this supposititious case: whether, if she were employed to
lose me like the boy in the fairy tale, I should be able to
track my way home again by the buttons she would shed.