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The Smallweed Family

           Smallweed?"headdsafterbreakingofftowhistleone,accompaniedonthetablewiththeemptypipe."Tune!"repliedtheoldman."No.Weneverhavetuneshere.""That’stheDeadMarchinSaul.Theyburysoldierstoit,soit’sthenaturalendofthesubject.Now,ifyourprettygranddaughterexcuseme,misswillcondescendtotakecareofthispipefortwomonths,weshallsavethecostofonenexttime.Goodevening,Mr.Smallweed!""Mydearfriend!"theoldmangiveshimbothhishands."SoyouthinkyourfriendinthecitywillbeharduponmeifIfallinapayment?"saysthetrooper,lookingdownuponhimlikeagiant."Mydearfriend,Iamafraidhewill,"returnstheoldman,lookingupathimlikeapygmy.Mr.Georgelaughs,andwithaglanceatMr.SmallweedandapartingsalutationtothescornfulJudy,stridesoutoftheparlour,clashingimaginarysabresandothermetallicappurtenancesashegoes."You’readamnedrogue,"saystheoldgentleman,makingahideousgrimaceatthedoorasheshutsit."ButI’lllimeyou,youdog,I’lllimeyou!"Afterthisamiableremark,hisspiritsoarsintothoseenchantingregionsofreflectionwhichitseducationandpursuitshaveopenedtoit,andagainheandMrs.Smallweedwhileawaytherosyhours,twounrelievedsentinelsforgottenasaforesaidbytheBlackSerjeant.Whilethetwainarefaithfultotheirpost,Mr.Georgestridesthroughthestreetswithamassivekindofswaggerandagrave-enoughface.Itiseighto’clocknow,andthedayisfastdrawingin.HestopshardbyWaterlooBridgeandreadsaplaybill,decidestogotoAstley’sTheatre.

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