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Our Dear Brother

           Hewoswerygoodtome,hewos!"Asheshufflesdownstairs,Mr.Snagsby,lyinginwaitforhim,putsahalf-crowninhishand."IfyoueverseemecomingpastyourcrossingwithmylittlewomanImeanalady"saysMr.Snagsbywithhisfingeronhisnose,"don’talludetoit!"ForsomelittletimethejurymenhangabouttheSol’sArmscolloquially.Inthesequel,half-a-dozenarecaughtupinacloudofpipe-smokethatpervadestheparlouroftheSol’sArms;twostrolltoHampstead;andfourengagetogohalf-pricetotheplayatnight,andtopupwithoysters.LittleSwillsistreatedonseveralhands.Beingaskedwhathethinksoftheproceedings,characterizesthem(hisstrengthlyinginaslangulardirection)as"arummystart."ThelandlordoftheSol’sArms,findingLittleSwillssopopular,commendshimhighlytothejurymenandpublic,observingthatforasongincharacterhedon’tknowhisequalandthatthatman’scharacter-wardrobewouldfillacart.Thus,graduallytheSol’sArmsmeltsintotheshadowynightandthenflaresoutofitstrongingas.TheHarmonicMeetinghourarriving,thegentlemanofprofessionalcelebritytakesthechair,isfaced(red-faced)byLittleSwills;theirfriendsrallyroundthemandsupportfirst-ratetalent.Inthezenithoftheevening,LittleSwillssays,"Gentlemen,ifyou’llpermitme,I’llattemptashortdescriptionofasceneofreallifethatcameoffhereto-day.

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