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Comprising a brief Description of the Company at the Peacock assembled; and a Tale told by a Bagman

           Well,thiswascomfortabletoo;buteventhiswasnotallforinthebar,seatedatteaatthenicestpossiblelittletable,drawncloseupbeforethebrightestpossiblelittlefire,wasabuxomwidowofsomewhereabouteight-and-fortyorthereabouts,withafaceascomfortableasthebar,whowasevidentlythelandladyofthehouse,andthesupremeruleroveralltheseagreeablepossessions.Therewasonlyonedrawbacktothebeautyofthewholepicture,andthatwasatallmanaverytallmaninabrowncoatandbrightbasketbuttons,andblackwhiskersandwavyblackhair,whowasseatedatteawiththewidow,andwhoitrequirednogreatpenetrationtodiscoverwasinafairwayofpersuadinghertobeawidownolonger,buttoconferuponhimtheprivilegeofsittingdowninthatbar,forandduringthewholeremainderofthetermofhisnaturallife.

           ‘TomSmartwasbynomeansofanirritableorenviousdisposition,butsomehoworotherthetallmanwiththebrowncoatandthebrightbasketbuttonsdidrousewhatlittlegallhehadinhiscomposition,anddidmakehimfeelextremelyindignant,themoreespeciallyashecouldnowandthenobserve,fromhisseatbeforetheglass,certainlittleaffectionatefamiliaritiespassingbetweenthetallmanandthewidow,whichsufficientlydenotedthatthetallmanwasashighinfavourashewasinsize.

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