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Chapter 40

           ‘HopeIseeyouwell,ma’am.Charmingboxthis,sir.Deliciouscountrytobesure.’

           ‘YouwanttotakeKitbackwithyou,Ifind?’observedMrGarland.

           ‘Ihavegotachariot-cabwaitingonpurpose,’repliedtheclerk.‘Averyspankinggreyinthatcab,sir,ifyou’reajudgeofhorse-flesh.’

           Decliningtoinspectthespankinggrey,onthepleathathewasbutpoorlyacquaintedwithsuchmatters,andwouldbutimperfectlyappreciatehisbeauties,MrGarlandinvitedMrChuckstertopartakeofaslightrepastinthewayoflunch.Thatgentlemanreadilyconsenting,certaincoldviands,flankedwithaleandwine,werespeedilypreparedforhisrefreshment.

           Atthisrepast,MrChucksterexertedhisutmostabilitiestoenchanthisentertainers,andimpressthemwithaconvictionofthementalsuperiorityofthosewhodweltintown;withwhichviewheledthediscoursetothesmallscandaloftheday,inwhichhewasjustlyconsideredbyhisfriendstoshineprodigiously.Thus,hewasinaconditiontorelatetheexactcircumstancesofthedifferencebetweentheMarquisofMizzlerandLordBobby,whichitappearedoriginatedinadisputedbottleofchampagne,andnotinapigeon-pie,aserroneouslyreportedinthenewspapers;neitherhadLordBobbysaidtotheMarquisofMizzler,‘Mizzler,oneofustwotellsalie,andI’mnottheman,’asincorrectlystatedbythesameauthorities;but‘Mizzler,youknowwhereI’mtobefound,anddamme,sir,findmeifyouwantme’which,ofcourse,entirelychangedtheaspectofthisinterestingquestion,andplaceditinaverydifferentlight.

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