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Is chiefly devoted to Matters of Business, and the temporal Advantage of Dodson and Fogg — Mr. Winkl

           

           ‘Verytrue,Sir,thereisnot,’repliedLowten;andthen,bothmasterandmanponderedforafewseconds,withanimatedcountenances,asiftheywerereflectingupononeofthemostbeautifulandingeniousdiscoveriesthattheintellectofmanhadevermade.Whentheyhadinsomemeasurerecoveredfromtheirtranceofadmiration,JobTrotterdischargedhimselfoftherestofhiscommission.Perkernoddedhisheadthoughtfully,andpulledouthiswatch.

           ‘Attenprecisely,Iwillbethere,’saidthelittleman.‘Samisquiteright.Tellhimso.Willyoutakeaglassofwine,Lowten?’‘No,thankyou,Sir.’

           ‘Youmeanyes,Ithink,’saidthelittleman,turningtothesideboardforadecanterandglasses.

           AsLowtenDIDmeanyes,hesaidnomoreonthesubject,butinquiredofJob,inanaudiblewhisper,whethertheportraitofPerker,whichhungoppositethefireplace,wasn’tawonderfullikeness,towhichJobofcourserepliedthatitwas.Thewinebeingbythistimepouredout,LowtendranktoMrs.Perkerandthechildren,andJobtoPerker.Thegentlemanintheplushshortsandcottonsconsideringitnopartofhisdutytoshowthepeoplefromtheofficeout,consistentlydeclinedtoanswerthebell,andtheyshowedthemselvesout.Theattorneybetookhimselftohisdrawing-room,theclerktotheMagpieandStump,andJobtoCoventGardenMarkettospendthenightinavegetablebasket.

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