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` Ere 's a feller bin an got out o ' Bedlam , a larfin ' at nothink fit to burst hisself ! '' So Willie resumed his walk with a chuckle that fully confirmed the member of the black brigade in his opinion . He went home chuckling and went to bed chuckling , without informing his mother of the cause of his mirth . Chuckling he arose on the following morning , and , chuckling still , went at noon to Beverly Square , where he discovered Mr Auberly standing , gaunt and forlorn , in the midst of the ruins of his once elegant mansion . `` Well , boy , what do you want ? Have you anything to say to me ? '' Mr Auberly turned sharp round on Willie , whose gaze had gone beyond the length of simple curiosity .