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Chapter 47

           Wopsle’s(whohadneverbeenheardofbefore)cominginwithastarandgarteron,asaplenipotentiaryofgreatpowerdirectfromtheAdmiralty,tosaythattheSwabswerealltogotoprisononthespot,andthathehadbroughttheboatswaindowntheUnionJack,asaslightacknowledgmentofhispublicservices.Theboatswain,unmannedforthefirsttime,respectfullydriedhiseyesontheJack,andthencheeringup,andaddressingMr.WopsleasYourHonor,solicitedpermissiontotakehimbythefin.Mr.Wopsle,concedinghisfinwithagraciousdignity,wasimmediatelyshovedintoadustycorner,whileeverybodydancedahornpipe;andfromthatcorner,surveyingthepublicwithadiscontentedeye,becameawareofme.

           ThesecondpiecewasthelastnewgrandcomicChristmaspantomime,inthefirstsceneofwhich,itpainedmetosuspectthatIdetectedMr.Wopslewithredworstedlegsunderahighlymagnifiedphosphoriccountenanceandashockofredcurtain-fringeforhishair,engagedinthemanufactureofthunderboltsinamine,anddisplayinggreatcowardicewhenhisgiganticmastercamehome(veryhoarse)todinner.

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