Tommy Traddles

           ItmayhavebeeninconsequenceofMrs.Crupp’sadvice,and,perhaps,fornobetterreasonthanbecausetherewasacertainsimilarityinthesoundofthewordskittlesandTraddles,thatitcameintomyhead,nextday,togoandlookafterTraddles.Thetimehehadmentionedwasmorethanout,andhelivedinalittlestreetneartheVeterinaryCollegeatCamdenTown,whichwasprincipallytenanted,asoneofourclerkswholivedinthatdirectioninformedme,bygentlemenstudents,whoboughtlivedonkeys,andmadeexperimentsonthosequadrupedsintheirprivateapartments.Havingobtainedfromthisclerkadirectiontotheacademicgroveinquestion,Isetout,thesameafternoon,tovisitmyoldschoolfellow.

           IfoundthatthestreetwasnotasdesirableaoneasIcouldhavewishedittobe,forthesakeofTraddles.Theinhabitantsappearedtohaveapropensitytothrowanylittletriflestheywerenotinwantof,intotheroad:whichnotonlymadeitrankandsloppy,butuntidytoo,onaccountofthecabbage-leaves.Therefusewasnotwhollyvegetableeither,forImyselfsawashoe,adoubled-upsaucepan,ablackbonnet,andanumbrella,invariousstagesofdecomposition,asIwaslookingoutforthenumberIwanted.

           ThegeneralairoftheplaceremindedmeforciblyofthedayswhenIlivedwithMr.andMrs.Micawber.

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