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Chapter 100

           Youwouldfindthisoldgentlemanveryprouduponmanypoints:butmoreespeciallyofhisbeautifuldaughter—themistressofthemansion—andthehalf-dozenprettyprattlerswhoclingtohisskirts,andcallhimtheir"deargrandpa."

           Leavinghimforatime,youwouldcomeincontactwithtwootherindividualsattachedtotheestablishment.

           Oneisthegroomofthe"stole,"—bynamePhelimO’Neal—whohasfullchargeofthehorses.Theotheracoachmanofsableskin,ycleptPlutoPoindexter;whowouldscorntolookatahorseexceptwhenpercheduponthe"box,"andafterhavingthe"ribbons"deftlydeliveredintohishands.

           Sincewelastsawhim,thegayPlutohasbecometameddowntoastaidandsoberBenedict—blackthoughhebe.

           Florinda—nowthebetterhalfofhislife—haseffectedthetransformation.

           ThereisoneothernameknownatCasadelCorvo,withwhichyoucannotfailtobecomeacquainted.Youwillhearitmentioned,almosteverytimeyousitdowntodinner:foryouwillbetoldthattheturkeyattheheadofthetable,orthevenisonatitsoppositeend,istheproduceofariflethatrarelymissesitsaim.

           Duringthecourseofthemeal—butmuchmoreoverthewine—youwillheartalkof"ZebStumpthehunter."

           Youmaynotoftenseehim.Hewillbegonefromthehacienda,beforeyouareoutofyourbed;andbackonlyafteryouhaveretired.Butthehugegobblerseeninthe"smoke-house,"andthehaunchofvenisonhangingbyitsside,areevidencehehasbeenthere

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