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338 were in wrongful possession of my father's estates. You must remember that when, on examination of my father's papers, no will was found, I yielded up his property, with perfect willingness, to those who I fancied were his legitimate heirs. For this I received all sorts of insults from your wife and yourself (who acquiesced in them); and when the discovery of a will, in India, proved MY just claims, you must remember how they were met, and the vexatious proceedings with which you sought to oppose them. "I have discharged your lawyer's bill; and, as I believe you are more fitted for the trade you formerly exercised than for any other, I will give five hundred pounds for the purchase of a stock and shop, when you shall find one to suit you. "I enclose a draft for twenty pounds to meet your present expenses. You have, I am told, a son, a boy of some spirit: if he likes to try his fortune abroad, and go on board an Indiaman, I can get him an appointment; and am, Sir, your obedient servant, "JOHN TUGGERIDGE" It was Mrs. Breadbasket, the housekeeper, who brought this letter, and looked mighty contemptuous as she gave it. "I hope, Breadbasket, that your master will send me my things at any rate," cries Jemmy. "There's seventeen silk and satin dresses, and a whole heap of trinkets, that can be of no earthly use to him." "Don't Breadbasket me, mem, if you please, mem. My master says that them things is quite obnoxious to your sphere of life. Breadbasket, indeed!" And so she sailed out. Jemmy hadn't a word; she had grown mighty quiet since we have been in misfortune: but my daughter looked as happy as a queen; and Tug, when he heard of the ship, gave a jump that nearly knocked down poor Orlando. "Ah, I suppose you'll forget me now?" says he with a sigh; and seemed the only unhappy person in company. "Why, you conceive, Mr. Crump," says my wife, with a great deal of dignity, "that, connected as we are, a young man born in a work—" "Woman!" cried I (for once in my life determined to have my own way), "hold your foolish tongue. Your absurd pride has been the ruin of us hitherto; and, from this day, I'll have no more of it. Hark ye, Orlando, if you will take Jemimarann, you may have her; and if you'll take five hundred pounds for a half-share of the shop, they're yours; and THAT'S for you, Mrs. Cox."
339 And here we are, back again. And I write this from the old back shop, where we are all waiting to see the new year in. Orlando sits yonder, plaiting a wig for my Lord Chief Justice, as happy as may be; and Jemimarann and her mother have been as busy as you can imagine all day long, and are just now giving the finishing touches to the bridal-dresses: for the wedding is to take place the day after to-morrow. I've cut seventeen heads off (as I say) this very day; and as for Jemmy, I no more mind her than I do the Emperor of China and all his Tambarins. Last night we had a merry meeting of our friends and neighbors, to celebrate our reappearance among them; and very merry we all were. We had a capital fiddler, and we kept it up till a pretty tidy hour this morning. We begun with quadrills, but I never could do 'em well; and after that, to please Mr. Crump and his intended, we tried a gallopard, which I found anything but easy: for since I am come back to a life of peace and comfort, it's astonishing how stout I'm getting. So we turned at once to what Jemmy and me excels in—a country dance; which is rather surprising, as we was both brought up to a town life. As for young Tug, he showed off in a sailor's hornpipe: which Mrs. Cox says is very proper for him to learn, now he is intended for the sea. But stop! here comes in the punchbowls; and if we are not happy, who is? I say I am like the Swish people, for I can't flourish out of my native HAIR.
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1 William Makepeace Thackeray GEORG
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3 In the midst of the shop and its
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5 Inspired by Millwood and love, Ge
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7 Meanwhile the conversation at But
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9 with these is like Him who wander
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11 me, that whether for good or ill
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13 chateau in Normandy, out of the
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15 of water in Mendoza's hand)—"a
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17 respectable, and a shekel despic
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19 rings to their rosy tips, and pr
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21 He was an old man—an old man e
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23 other to our guest, a prisoner;
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25 "Taisez-vous!" said he, putting
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27 "That lovely angel is the Lady B
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29 As the couple were footing it, t
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31 made to me. "I knew it would be
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33 This was too much. "Here goes!"
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35 "'Twas well done of thee, Philib
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37 That the Baron Raoul levied toll
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39 The old Countess of Chacabacque
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41 man of blood. The weeping garris
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43 beheld the awful change that dis
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45 the pit of the "Hoperer" in a gr
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47 III. The tall footman, number fo
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49 "Infame," howled Borodino, "tu l
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51 "The members of the haughty and
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53 counter or the chestis, indulgin
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55 "Oh, wee," said the Erl of Yardh
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57 They lived in tremenjus splendor
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59 "The business of the Republic, s
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61 II. Leatherlegs and Tom Coxswain
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63 Portsmouth, having passed the ch
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65 "'We are poor, Eliza,' said Harr
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67 "Report says, that even in his h
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69 'Miss M. A. Hoggins, Buckley Squ
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71 my TRENT VALLY, for it was the p
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73 "Wen I anounced in the Servnts A
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75 "2nd July.—Rode my bay oss Des
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77 "I practis ridin and the acquire
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79 dignified hair. I, of coarse, ro
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81 "I have caused one of our ingine
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83 clothes my highlids—the eyedea
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85 * This refers to an illustrated
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87 "Thusday Night.—O Hangelina, H
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89 of my hancisters) had conquered
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91 "It was Mary Hann who summind th
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93 "'What a sacrifice!' says she; '
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95 And thirty score of British bows
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97 Hill Street and cumsult the Lady
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99 noble parents of the Lady Angeli
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101 "THIRD EDITION. "GRETNA GREEN,
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103 "I went home like a maniack, af
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105 caused deep emotion to the vene
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107 again; and Jack Deuceace, who h
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109 come forwoods, and igspress my
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111 "'Twenty-three in all,' says I.
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113 "'My boy! my little boy!' says
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115 the "Pons Asinorum" (4to. Londo
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117 of most part of the passengers,
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119 is known, count in Italy from o
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121 The black ruffians took the hin
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123 full gallop, his own sword maki
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125 good feeling, to steal from me
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127 who followed him!—when at len
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129 Well, immediately after the cap
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131 son Emanuel, then a little boy;
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133 CHAPTER III. A PEEP INTO SPAIN
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135 within, as I said, a hundred ya
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137 sufficient be it for him, howev
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139 With such an air as Mars to bat
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141 and sketcher. On the brow of a
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143 "'My soul's adored!' replied I.
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145 THE INDIAN CAMP—THE SORTIE FR
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147 was in the field, it was said t
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149 Well, the right eye of the Sun
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151 so on, according to the novelis
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153 fashion, taking, every now and
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155 each other, and you will give m
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157 I bade Ghorumsaug help me to pu
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159 (the sweetest, sure, that ever
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161 "Law! Mr. Gahagan," said Mrs. C
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163 valet said that Gahagan Sahib w
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165 The elephants were standing, th
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167 of powder are?" He did. "You kn
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169 SURPRISE OF FUTTYGHUR. When I a
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171 "A miserable captain—oh shame
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173 Three o'clock came: the sun was
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175 Abmednuggar, to Belinda, second
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177 gentleman then possessed, would
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179 and his shoulders. His eyes alt
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181 company of gallant knights afte
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183 THE FESTIVAL. The festival was
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185 "What mean ye?" cried Count Lud
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187 Buffo's solitary. A silver bear
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189 a ghastly spectacle, as, reelin
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191 "What has chanced?" said the in
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193 the Margrave had despatched to
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207 mountebanks, the party-colored
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209 young hero with the golden hair
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211 The next day, the young gentlem
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215 round the herald's neck. "An in
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217 of fish hast thou cooked for th
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219 balls; the mighty horses trembl
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221 In the midst of these entertain
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223 gone. The Count of Hombourg had
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225 A ROMANCE UPON ROMANCE. BY MR.
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227 antics, and jumping in and out
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229 the account of a famous wild-bo
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231 Then he besought Robin of Hunti
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233 which his squires led to the do
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235 THE LAST DAYS OF THE LION. From
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237 which onset Ivanhoe slew seven,
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239 I've often wished, I hope no si
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241 "'But for such unpleasant bygon
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243 CHAPTER III. ST. GEORGE FOR ENG
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245 "Now, by St. Barbacue of Limoge
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247 searching for booty among the d
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249 Athelstane burst into a loud la
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253 "Pledge me round, I bid ye decl
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257 *See Hume, Giraldus Cambrensis,
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281 monasteries again shall ornamen
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285 their childhood: such a power h
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