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

           WilkinsFlasher,Esquire,entereditinalittlebook,withagoldpencil-case,andtheothergentlemanentereditalso,inanotherlittlebookwithanothergoldpencil-case.

           ‘Iseethere’sanoticeupthismorningaboutBoffer,’observedMr.Simmery.‘Poordevil,he’sexpelledthehouse!’

           ‘I’llbetyoutenguineastofive,hecutshisthroat,’saidWilkinsFlasher,Esquire.

           ‘Done,’repliedMr.Simmery.

           ‘Stop!Ibar,’saidWilkinsFlasher,Esquire,thoughtfully.‘Perhapshemayhanghimself.’

           ‘Verygood,’rejoinedMr.Simmery,pullingoutthegoldpencil-caseagain.‘I’venoobjectiontotakeyouthatway.Say,makesawaywithhimself.’

           ‘Killshimself,infact,’saidWilkinsFlasher,Esquire.

           ‘Justso,’repliedMr.Simmery,puttingitdown.‘"Flashertenguineastofive,Bofferkillshimself."Withinwhattimeshallwesay?’

           ‘Afortnight?’suggestedWilkinsFlasher,Esquire.

           ‘Con-foundit,no,’rejoinedMr.Simmery,stoppingforaninstanttosmashaflywiththeruler.‘Sayaweek.’

           ‘Splitthedifference,’saidWilkinsFlasher,Esquire.‘Makeittendays.’

           ‘Well;tendays,‘rejoinedMr.Simmery.

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