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Mr. Solomon Pell, assisted by a Select Committee of Coachmen, arranges the affairs of the elder Mr.

           

           ‘IfIcouldn’tgetintoiteasierthanthat,I’mblessedifI’dvearvunatall,’rejoinedhisson.

           ‘Youthinksonow,’saidMr.Weller,withthegravityofage,‘butyou’llfindthatasyougetvider,you’llgetviser.Vidthandvisdom,Sammy,alvaysgrowstogether.’

           AsMr.Wellerdeliveredthisinfalliblemaximtheresultofmanyyears’personalexperienceandobservationhecontrived,byadexteroustwistofhisbody,togetthebottombuttonofhiscoattoperformitsoffice.Havingpausedafewsecondstorecoverbreath,hebrushedhishatwithhiselbow,anddeclaredhimselfready.

           ‘Asfourheadsisbetterthantwo,Sammy,’saidMr.Weller,astheydrovealongtheLondonRoadinthechaise-cart,‘andasallthisherepropertyisawerygreattemptationtoalegalgen’l’m’n,ve’lltakeacoupleo’friendso’minevithus,as’llbewerysoondownuponhimifhecomesanythin’irreg’lar;twoo’themassawyoutotheFleetthatday.They’rethewerybestjudges,’addedMr.Weller,inahalf-whisper—‘thewerybestjudgesofahorse,youeverknow’d.’

           ‘Andofalawyertoo?’inquiredSam.

           ‘Themanascanformaackeratejudgmentofaanimal,canformaackeratejudgmentofanythin’,’repliedhisfather,sodogmatically,thatSamdidnotattempttocontroverttheposition.

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