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and he did , and oh , he got a dreadful pile ! most ten dollars worth ; but I think it 's so nice , do n't yew , to have direct dealin 's with the Almighty ! '' The Barlows , by the way , were regarded with a sort of contemptuous toleration by the Wallencampers in general , on account of their thrift and penuriousness , the branded qualities of sordid and unpoetic natures . I was sorry when the brief hour of the noon intermission was over , and I had to go back to school . But at night the Ark became alive . Soon after supper , Mr. Barlow arrived and `` Brother Mark Barlow '' and Lovell . Then the little room began to fill rapidly .