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Honourably accounts for Mr. Weller’s Absence, by describing a Soiree to which he was invited and wen

           ‘There’snodaughtersatmyplace,elseo’courseIshouldha’madeuptovunon’em.Asitis,Idon’tthinkIcandowithanythin’underafemalemarkis.Imightkeepupwithayoung‘oomano’largepropertyashadn’tatitle,ifshemadeweryfiercelovetome.Notelse.’

           ‘Ofcoursenot,Mr.Weller,’saidthegentlemaninblue,‘onecan’tbetroubled,youknow;andWEknow,Mr.Wellerwe,whoaremenoftheworldthatagooduniformmustworkitswaywiththewomen,soonerorlater.Infact,that’stheonlything,betweenyouandme,thatmakestheserviceworthenteringinto.’

           ‘Justso,’saidSam.‘That’sit,o’course.’

           Whenthisconfidentialdialoguehadgonethusfar,glasseswereplacedround,andeverygentlemanorderedwhathelikedbest,beforethepublic-houseshutup.Thegentlemaninblue,andthemaninorange,whowerethechiefexquisitesoftheparty,ordered‘coldshrubandwater,’butwiththeothers,gin-and-water,sweet,appearedtobethefavouritebeverage.Samcalledthegreengrocera‘desp’ratewillin,’andorderedalargebowlofpunchtwocircumstanceswhichseemedtoraisehimverymuchintheopinionoftheselections.

           ‘Gentlemen,’saidthemaninblue,withanairofthemostconsummatedandyism,‘I’llgiveyoutheladies;come.’

           ‘Hear,hear!’saidSam.‘Theyoungmississes.’

           Heretherewasaloudcryof‘Order,’andMr.

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