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Treats of divers little Matters which occurred in the Fleet, and of Mr. Winkle’s mysterious Behaviou

           

           ‘‘CauseIwasalwaysusedtoafour-posteraforeIcamehere,andIfindthelegsofthetableanswerjustaswell,’repliedthecobbler.

           ‘You’reacharacter,sir,’saidSam.

           ‘Ihaven’tgotanythingofthekindbelongingtome,’rejoinedthecobbler,shakinghishead;‘andifyouwanttomeetwithagoodone,I’mafraidyou’llfindsomedifficultyinsuitingyourselfatthisregisteroffice.’

           TheaboveshortdialoguetookplaceasMr.Wellerlayextendedonhismattressatoneendoftheroom,andthecobbleronhis,attheother;theapartmentbeingilluminedbythelightofarush-candle,andthecobbler’spipe,whichwasglowingbelowthetable,likeared-hotcoal.Theconversation,briefasitwas,predisposedMr.Wellerstronglyinhislandlord’sfavour;and,raisinghimselfonhiselbow,hetookamorelengthenedsurveyofhisappearancethanhehadyethadeithertimeorinclinationtomake.

           Hewasasallowmanallcobblersare;andhadastrongbristlybeardallcobblershave.Hisfacewasaqueer,good-tempered,crooked-featuredpieceofworkmanship,ornamentedwithacoupleofeyesthatmusthavewornaveryjoyousexpressionatonetime,fortheysparkledyet.Themanwassixty,byyears,andHeavenknowshowoldbyimprisonment,sothathishavinganylookapproachingtomirthorcontentment,wassingularenough.

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