Burlesques William Makepeace Thackeray

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Hill Street and cumsult the Lady whose wishis were henceforth to be my HALLINALL;
and wear whichever SHE phixt on.
"There was a great bussel and distubbans in the Hall in Ill Street: which I etribyouted to the
eproaching event. The old porter stared meost uncommon when I kem in—the footman
who was to enounce me laft I thought—I was going up stairs—
"'Her ladyship's not—not at HOME,' says the man; 'and my lady's hill in bed.'
"'Git lunch,' says I, 'I'll wait till Lady Hangelina returns.'
"At this the feller loox at me for a momint with his cheex blown out like a bladder, and then
busts out in a reglar guffau! the porter jined in it, the impident old raskle: and Thomas says,
slapping his and on his thy, without the least respect—I say, Huffy, old boy! ISN'T this a
good un?'
"'Wadyermean, you infunnle scoundrel,' says I, 'hollaring and laffing at me?'
"'Oh, here's Miss Mary Hann coming up,' says Thomas, 'ask HER'—and indeed there came
my little Mary Hann tripping down the stairs—her &s in her pockits; and when she saw me,
SHE began to blush and look hod & then to grin too.
"'In the name of Imperence,' says I, rushing on Thomas, and collaring him fit to throttle
him—'no raskle of a flunky shall insult ME,' and I sent him staggerin up aginst the porter,
and both of 'em into the hall-chair with a flopp—when Mary Hann, jumping down, says, 'O
James! O Mr. Plush! read this'—and she pulled out a billy doo.
"I reckanized the and-writing of Hangelina."
"Deseatful Hangelina's billy ran as follows:—
"'I had all along hoped that you would have relinquished pretensions which you must have
seen were so disagreeable to me; and have spared me the painful necessity of the step
which I am compelled to take. For a long time I could not believe my parents were serious
in wishing to sacrifice me, but have in vain entreated them to spare me. I cannot undergo
the shame and misery of a union with you. To the very last hour I remonstrated in vain, and
only now anticipate by a few hours, my departure from a home from which they themselves
were about to expel me.
"'When you receive this, I shall be united to the person to whom, as you are aware, my
heart was given long ago. My parents are already informed of the step I have taken. And I