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Containing some Particulars relative to the Double Knock, and other Matters: among which certain int

           

           Thefatboy’sperceptionbeingslow,helookedratherpuzzledatfirsttoaccountforthissuddenprepossessioninhisfavour,andstaredabouthiminaveryalarmingmanner.Atlengthhisbroadfacebegantoshowsymptomsofagrinofproportionatelybroaddimensions;andthen,thrustinghalf-a-crownintoeachofhispockets,andahandandwristafterit,heburstintoahorselaugh:beingforthefirstandonlytimeinhisexistence.

           ‘Heunderstandsus,Isee,’saidArabella.‘Hehadbetterhavesomethingtoeat,immediately,’remarkedEmily.

           Thefatboyalmostlaughedagainwhenheheardthissuggestion.Mary,afteralittlemorewhispering,trippedforthfromthegroupandsaid

           ‘Iamgoingtodinewithyouto-day,sir,ifyouhavenoobjection.’

           ‘Thisway,’saidthefatboyeagerly.‘Thereissuchajollymeat-pie!’

           Withthesewords,thefatboyledthewaydownstairs;hisprettycompanioncaptivatingallthewaitersandangeringallthechambermaidsasshefollowedhimtotheeating-room.

           Therewasthemeat-pieofwhichtheyouthhadspokensofeelingly,andtherewere,moreover,asteak,andadishofpotatoes,andapotofporter.

           ‘Sitdown,’saidthefatboy.‘Oh,myeye,howprime!IamSOhungry.’

           Havingapostrophisedhiseye,inaspeciesofrapture,fiveorsixtimes,theyouthtooktheheadofthelittletable,andMaryseatedherselfatthebottom.

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