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Mr. Solomon Pell, assisted by a Select Committee of Coachmen, arranges the affairs of the elder Mr.

           Pelldrewoutapocket-handkerchief,whenhecametothewordweep,buthemadenofurtheruseofitthantowipeawayaslighttingeofrumwhichhunguponhisupperlip.

           ‘IsawitintheADVERTISER,Mr.Weller,’continuedPell.‘Blessmysoul,notmorethanfifty-two!Dearmeonlythink.’

           Theseindicationsofamusingspiritwereaddressedtothemottled-facedman,whoseeyesMr.Pellhadaccidentallycaught;onwhich,themottled-facedman,whoseapprehensionofmattersingeneralwasofafoggynature,moveduneasilyinhisseat,andopinedthat,indeed,sofarasthatwent,therewasnosayinghowthingswasbroughtabout;whichobservation,involvingoneofthosesubtlepropositionswhichitisdifficulttoencounterinargument,wascontrovertedbynobody.

           ‘Ihavehearditremarkedthatshewasaveryfinewoman,Mr.Weller,’saidPell,inasympathisingmanner.

           ‘Yes,sir,shewos,’repliedtheelderMr.Weller,notmuchrelishingthismodeofdiscussingthesubject,andyetthinkingthattheattorney,fromhislongintimacywiththelateLordChancellor,mustknowbestonallmattersofpolitebreeding.‘Shewosaweryfine‘ooman,sir,venIfirstknow’dher.Shewosawidder,sir,atthattime.’

           ‘Now,it’scurious,’saidPell,lookingroundwithasorrowfulsmile;‘Mrs.Pellwasawidow.’

           ‘That’sveryextraordinary,’saidthemottled-facedman.

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