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           Thehotelbillcametofifteenguineas;andmyfriend,afterreckoningeverythingup,foundthatthecheeseshadcosthimeight-and-sixpenceapound. Hesaidhedearlylovedabitofcheese,butitwasbeyondhismeans;sohedeterminedtogetridofthem. Hethrewthemintothecanal;buthadtofishthemoutagain,asthebargemencomplained. Theysaiditmadethemfeelquitefaint. And,afterthat,hetookthemonedarknightandleftthemintheparishmortuary. Butthecoronerdiscoveredthem,andmadeafearfulfuss. 

           Hesaiditwasaplottodeprivehimofhislivingbywakingupthecorpses. 

           Myfriendgotridofthem,atlast,bytakingthemdowntoasea-sidetown,andburyingthemonthebeach. Itgainedtheplacequiteareputation. Visitorssaidtheyhadnevernoticedbeforehowstrongtheairwas,andweak-chestedandconsumptivepeopleusedtothrongthereforyearsafterwards. 

           FondasIamofcheese,therefore,IholdthatGeorgewasrightindecliningtotakeany. 

           "Weshan’twantanytea,"saidGeorge(Harris’sfacefellatthis);"butwe’llhaveagoodround,square,slap-upmealatseven—dinner,tea,andsuppercombined." 

           Harrisgrewmorecheerful. Georgesuggestedmeatandfruitpies,coldmeat,tomatoes,fruit,andgreenstuff. Fordrink,wetooksomewonderfulstickyconcoctionofHarris’s,whichyoumixedwithwaterandcalledlemonade,plentyoftea,andabottleofwhisky,incase,asGeorgesaid,wegotupset. 

           ItseemedtomethatGeorgeharpedtoomuchonthegetting-upsetidea. Itseemedtomethewrongspirittogoaboutthetripin.