He was quite empty , and yet he felt quite sick . There was but two hundred yards of smooth pasture between him and the cottage , and yet he could not walk down it . He could hear the stream murmuring only one field beyond it , and yet it seemed to him as if it was a hundred miles off . He lay down on the grass till the beetles ran over him , and the flies settled on his nose . I do n't know when he would have got up again , if the gnats and the midges had not taken compassion on him . But the gnats blew their trumpets so loud in his ear , and the midges nibbled so at his hands and face wherever they could find a place free from soot , that at last he woke up , and stumbled away , down over a low wall , and into a narrow road , and up to the cottage-door . And a neat pretty cottage it was , with clipped yew hedges all round the garden , and yews inside too , cut into peacocks and trumpets and teapots and all kinds of queer shapes . And out of the open door came a noise like that of the frogs on the Great-A , when they know that it is going to be scorching hot to-morrow -- and how they know that I do n't know , and you do n't know , and nobody knows . He came slowly up to the open door , which was all hung round with clematis and roses ; and then peeped in , half afraid . And there sat by the empty fireplace , which was filled with a pot of sweet herbs , the nicest old woman that ever was seen , in her red petticoat , and short dimity bedgown , and clean white cap , with a black silk handkerchief over it , tied under her chin . At her feet sat the grandfather of all the cats ; and opposite her sat , on two benches , twelve or fourteen neat , rosy , chubby little children , learning their Chris-cross-row ; and gabble enough they made about it . Such a pleasant cottage it was , with a shiny clean stone floor , and curious old prints on the walls , and an old black oak sideboard full of bright pewter and brass dishes , and a cuckoo clock in the corner , which began shouting as soon as Tom appeared : not that it was frightened at Tom , but that it was just eleven o'clock . All the children started at Tom 's dirty black figure , -- the girls began to cry , and the boys began to laugh , and all pointed at him rudely enough ; but Tom was too tired to care for that . `` What art thou , and what dost want ? '' cried the old dame . `` A chimney-sweep ! Away with thee ! I 'll have no sweeps here . '' `` Water , '' said poor little Tom , quite faint . `` Water ?
There 's plenty i ' the beck , '' she XXXXX , quite sharply .
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