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Chapter 32

           

           Uponthefollowingdayatnoon,MrsJarleyestablishedherselfbehindthehighly-ornamentedtable,attendedbythedistinguishedeffigiesbeforementioned,andorderedthedoorstobethrownopenforthereadmissionofadiscerningandenlightenedpublic.Butthefirstday’soperationswerebynomeansofasuccessfulcharacter,inasmuchasthegeneralpublic,thoughtheymanifestedalivelyinterestinMrsJarleypersonally,andsuchofherwaxensatellitesasweretobeseenfornothing,werenotaffectedbyanyimpulsesmovingthemtothepaymentofsixpenceahead.Thus,notwithstandingthatagreatmanypeoplecontinuedtostareattheentryandthefiguresthereindisplayed;andremainedtherewithgreatperseverance,bythehouratatime,tohearthebarrel-organplayedandtoreadthebills;andnotwithstandingthattheywerekindenoughtorecommendtheirfriendstopatronisetheexhibitioninthelikemanner,untilthedoor-waywasregularlyblockadedbyhalfthepopulationofthetown,who,whentheywentoffduty,wererelievedbytheotherhalf;itwasnotfoundthatthetreasurywasanythericher,orthattheprospectsoftheestablishmentwereatallencouraging.

           Inthisdepressedstateoftheclassicalmarket,MrsJarleymadeextraordinaryeffortstostimulatethepopulartaste,andwhetthepopularcuriosity

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