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

           Iactuallythoughtmorethanoncethathe’dhavesunkunder’em;Idid,indeed.’

           HereMr.Pellshookhisheadandpaused;onwhich,theelderMr.Weller,nudginghisneighbour,asbegginghimtomarktheattorney’shighconnections,askedwhetherthedutiesinquestionproducedanypermanentilleffectsontheconstitutionofhisnoblefriend.

           ‘Idon’tthinkheeverquiterecoveredthem,’repliedPell;‘infactI’msureheneverdid."Pell,"heusedtosaytomemanyatime,"howtheblazesyoucanstandthehead-workyoudo,isamysterytome."—"Well,"Iusedtoanswer,"IhardlyknowhowIdoit,uponmylife."—"Pell,"he’dadd,sighing,andlookingatmewithalittleenvyfriendlyenvy,youknow,gentlemen,merefriendlyenvy;Inevermindedit—"Pell,you’reawonder;awonder."Ah!you’dhavelikedhimverymuchifyouhadknownhim,gentlemen.Bringmethree-penn’orthofrum,mydear.’

           Addressingthislatterremarktothewaitress,inatoneofsubduedgrief,Mr.Pellsighed,lookedathisshoesandtheceiling;and,therumhavingbythattimearrived,drankitup.

           ‘However,’saidPell,drawingachairtothetable,‘aprofessionalmanhasnorighttothinkofhisprivatefriendshipswhenhislegalassistanceiswanted.Bythebye,gentlemen,sinceIsawyouherebefore,wehavehadtoweepoveraverymelancholyoccurrence.’

           Mr.

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