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The first Day’s Journey, and the first Evening’s Adventures; with their Consequences

           DoctorSlammer’sfriendproceeded:—‘FromtheinquiriesImadeatthebar,justnow,Iwasconvincedthattheownerofthecoatinquestionarrivedhere,withthreegentlemen,yesterdayafternoon.Iimmediatelysentuptothegentlemanwhowasdescribedasappearingtheheadoftheparty,andheatoncereferredmetoyou.’

           IftheprincipaltowerofRochesterCastlehadsuddenlywalkedfromitsfoundation,andstationeditselfoppositethecoffee-roomwindow,Mr.Winkle’ssurprisewouldhavebeenasnothingcomparedwiththeprofoundastonishmentwithwhichhehadheardthisaddress.Hisfirstimpressionwasthathiscoathadbeenstolen.‘Willyouallowmetodetainyouonemoment?’saidhe.

           ‘Certainly,’repliedtheunwelcomevisitor.

           Mr.Winkleranhastilyupstairs,andwithatremblinghandopenedthebag.Therewasthecoatinitsusualplace,butexhibiting,onacloseinspection,evidenttokensofhavingbeenwornontheprecedingnight.

           ‘Itmustbeso,’saidMr.Winkle,lettingthecoatfallfromhishands.‘Itooktoomuchwineafterdinner,andhaveaveryvaguerecollectionofwalkingaboutthestreets,andsmokingacigarafterwards.Thefactis,Iwasverydrunk;ImusthavechangedmycoatgonesomewhereandinsultedsomebodyIhavenodoubtofit;andthismessageistheterribleconsequence.’Sayingwhich,Mr.

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